DECISION no. 30 of January 18, 2017 on the organization and functioning of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. Country/Territory Romania Document type Regulation Date 2017 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Agricultural & rural development, Food & nutrition, Fisheries Keyword Institution Policy/planning Agricultural development Agricultural commodities Agricultural extension Climate change Mountain area Research Transport/storage International trade Fishery management and conservation Fish products Food security Traceability/product tracing Processing/handling Food quality control/food safety Geographical area Black Sea, Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries Abstract The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development is a specialized body of the central public administration, with legal personality, subordinated to the Government, headquartered in Bucharest, bd. Carol I no. 2-4, sector 3. The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development is the central public authority responsible for implementing the governance strategy and program, with a role in developing and implementing national sectoral strategies in agriculture and food production, rural development, land improvement and related fields: specialized scientific research, conservation and sustainable management of soil and plant and animal genetic resources. The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development shall develop specific strategies and regulations in its fields of activity, within the framework of Government policy and in accordance with European Union regulations, the principles of the common agricultural policy and the principles of the Common Fisheries Policy. The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development is fully financed from the state budget. The objectives of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development are the following: (a) ensuring national food security by increasing and diversifying agricultural production, in order to guarantee the population sufficient, safe and nutritious food; (b) increasing the competitiveness of Romanian agri-food and fishery products on the European and global market in order to achieve agri-food trade balance, including through specific actions of information, organization, participation, coordination of economic operators to facilitate access to foreign markets; (c) the absorption of Community funds intended to finance specific areas; (d) financial and fiscal support of agriculture through multiannual programs; (e) streamlining agricultural and agri-food market structures; (f) stimulating the establishment of warehouses for the collection, sorting and capitalization of agricultural products; (g) accelerating the rural development process, including rural services; (h) modernization and extension of land improvement infrastructure, adaptation of agriculture to climate change; (i) development of the fisheries sector; (j) supporting agricultural research, information, consultancy, extension and vocational training in agriculture; (k) the reform of the administrative structures with attributions in the field of agriculture, in compliance with the legal provisions in force; and (l) development and protection of the mountain area. Full text Romanian Website legislatie.just.ro