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Decree No. 191 of the Government validating the Regulation on the Ministry of Agriculture.

Country/Territory
Tajikistan
Document type
Regulation
Date
2008
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Agricultural & rural development
Keyword
Institution Policy/planning Food security Agricultural development Agricultural commodities Financial agricultural measures International trade Subsidy/incentive
Geographical area
Asia, Central Asia, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Europe and Central Asia, Landlocked Developing Nations, North Asia
Abstract

This Decree establishes that the Ministry of Agriculture is the central executive body of state power elaborating and implementing unified state policy in the field of agriculture. The Ministry shall perform the following functions: (a) development and implementation of the unified state policy in the sphere of agriculture, including crop production, livestock and other branches of agricultural production; (b) development of programs and production forecasts to ensure effective use of the country's agricultural potential; (c) organization of monitoring of production and profitability of agricultural production, determination of development trends; (d) control over import, export, production and use of agricultural commodities; and (e) support of producers of agricultural commodities. The Ministry shall have the following powers: (a) formulation of short-, medium- and long-term agricultural development programs and plans; (b) monitoring of the current state of production and unit costs of agricultural and processing enterprises of agricultural commodities, profits and losses; (c) development of measures to promote food security and agricultural production; (d) attraction of foreign and domestic investments in agriculture; and (e) periodic preparation and publication of national reports and reports on the state of agriculture.

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