People's Republic of Bangladesh
Ministry of Agriculture

Bengali: কৃষি মন্ত্রণালয় (Kr̥ṣi mantraṇālaẏa)
Government of Bangladesh Seal
Agency overview
Formed	January 12, 1972 (1972-01-12)
Jurisdiction	Government of Bangladesh
Headquarters	Secretariat, Dhaka[1]
Minister responsible	Abdus Shahid[2]
Agency executives	Wahida Akter, Secretary
Website	www.moa.gov.bd

The Ministry of Agriculture (Bengali: কৃষি মন্ত্রণালয়; Kr̥ṣi mantraṇālaẏa) is a ministry of Bangladesh.^[3] The ministry is the apex body for formulation and administration of the rules, regulations and laws related to Agriculture in Bangladesh.

Directorate/ Agency[edit]

• 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)

References[edit]

External links[edit]

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