Ministry of Agriculture (Bangladesh)

Ministry of Agriculture

Bengali: কৃষি মন্ত্রণালয়
Government Seal of Bangladesh
Ministry overview
Formed	12 January 1972 (12 January 1972)
Jurisdiction	Government of Bangladesh
Headquarters	Bangladesh Secretariat, Dhaka
Annual budget	৳27214 crore (US$2.3 billion) (2024-2025)
Adviser responsible	Jahangir Alam Chowdhury
Ministry executives	Dr. Mohammad Emdad Ullah Mian, Secretary
Website	www.moa.gov.bd

The Ministry of Agriculture (Bengali: কৃষি মন্ত্রণালয়; Kr̥ṣi mantraṇālaẏa) is a ministry of Bangladesh. The ministry is the apex body for formulation and administration of the rules, regulations and laws related to Agriculture in Bangladesh.

Directorate/ Agency

• Agriculture Information Service (AIS)
• Department of Agricultural Marketing
• Department of Agricultural Extension
• National Agriculture Training Academy (NATA)
• National Institute of Biotechnology
• Cotton Development Board
• Barind Multipurpose Development Authority
• Bangladesh Agricultural Development Corporation
• Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute
• Bangladesh Agricultural Research Council
• Bangladesh Sugarcrop Research Institute (BSRI)
• Bangladesh Rice Research Institute
• Bangladesh Institute of Nuclear Agriculture
• Bangladesh Jute Research Institute (BJRI)
• Bangladesh Institute of Research and Training on Applied Nutrition (BIRTAN)
• Soil Resource Development Institute (SRDI)
• SAARC Agricultural Information Centre (SAC)
• Seed Certification Agency
• Horticulture Export Development Foundation (Hortex Foundation)
• Bangladesh Wheat and Maize Research Institute (BWMRI)

External links

• Media related to Ministry of Agriculture (Bangladesh) at Wikimedia Commons