Governmental Decree No. 372 regarding the sphere of competence of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food. Country/Territory Kyrgyzstan Document type Regulation Date 1996 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Agricultural & rural development Keyword Institution Smallholders/peasants Geographical area Asia, Central Asia, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Europe and Central Asia, Landlocked Developing Nations, North Asia Abstract This Governmental Decree establishes that the Ministry of Agriculture and Food is the authorized state institution competent in the sphere of agriculture and processing sector. The Ministry shall carry out the following tasks: (a) establishment of peasant and individual farms, and also assistance to rural economic entities; (b) development and formulation of agrarian policy; and (c) enforcement of legislation on veterinary, plant protection and quarantine, quality of agricultural products, seed growing and pedigree stockbreeding. The Ministry is entitled to issue regulations in the form of orders and resolutions that shall be compulsory for all enterprises, organizations and institutions within ministerial sphere of competence. Full text English