Minister:
Minister of Agriculture
Current Minister:
Hon Todd McClay
Associate Minister:
Associate Minister of Agriculture
Current Associate Minister:
Hon Nicola Grigg
Associate Minister:
Associate Minister of Agriculture
Current Associate Minister:
Hon Andrew Hoggard
Associate Minister:
Associate Minister of Agriculture
Current Associate Minister:
Hon Mark Patterson
Description:
Responsibilities include protecting and promoting the productivity, sustainability and export performance of New Zealand's agricultural sector.
Department:
The Ministry for Primary Industries provides support for this portfolio.
Crown entities:
Crown Irrigation Investments Limited
Herenga ā Nuku Aotearoa, the Outdoor Access Commission
PFA schedule organisations:
Agricultural and Marketing Research and Development Trust (Schedule 4)
Vote:
Vote Agriculture, Biosecurity, Fisheries and Food Safety
Legislation:
Agricultural and Pastoral Societies Act 1908
Animal Welfare Act 1999
Apple Transitional Export Quota Act 2022
Commodity Levies Act 1990
Dairy Industry Restructuring Act 2001
Farm Debt Mediation Act 2019
Hop Industry Restructuring Act 2003
Irrigation Schemes Act 1990
Kiwifruit Industry Restructuring Act 1999
Meat Board Act 2004
Ministries of Agriculture and Forestry (Restructuring) Act 1997
Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries (Restructuring) Act 1995
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (Restructuring) Act 1998
National Animal Identification and Tracing Act 2012
New Zealand Horticulture Export Authority Act 1987
Plant Variety Rights Act 2022
Pork Industry Board Act 1997
Primary Products Marketing Act 1953
Public Works Act 1981 (Part 19)
Taratahi Agricultural Training Centre (Wairarapa) Act 1969
Telford Farm Training Institute Act 1963
Veterinarians Act 2005
Walking Access Act 2008
Wool Industry Restructuring Act 2003
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