Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (Vietnam)

Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development
Socialist Republic of Vietnam
Bộ Nông nghiệp và Phát triển Nông thôn
Ministry overview
Formed	14 November 1945
Preceding Ministry	Ministry of Agriculture (1945–1955) ; Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (1955–1960) ; Ministry of Agriculture (1960–1971), Ministry of Farming (1960–1971) ; Ministry of Ration and Food (1969–1981) ; Central Committee of Agriculture (1971–1976) ; Ministry of Agriculture (1976–1987), Ministry of Sea Fishery (1976–1981), Ministry of Forestry (1976–1995) ; Ministry of Ration (1981–1987), Ministry of Food Technology (1981–1987), Ministry of Fishery (1981–2007) ; Ministry of Agriculture and Food Technology (1987–1995) ; Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (1995–present);
Type	Government Ministry
Jurisdiction	Government of Vietnam
Headquarters	2 Ngoc Ha Street, Ngoc Ha Ward, Ba Dinh District, Hanoi
Annual budget	21.141 billions VND (2018)
Minister responsible	Lê Minh Hoan;
Deputy Minister responsible	Nguyễn Hoàng Hiệp ; Nguyễn Quốc Trị ; Trần Thanh Nam ; Phùng Đức Tiến ; Hoàng Trung;
Website	www.mard.gov.vn

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD, Vietnamese: Bộ Nông nghiệp và Phát triển Nông thôn) is a government ministry responsible for rural development and the governance, promotion and nurturing of agriculture and the agriculture industry, in Vietnam. The purview of the Ministry includes forestry, aquaculture, irrigation and the salt industry; it is also involved in water management and flood control.^[1]

The Ministry maintains 63 provincial department offices throughout Vietnam. The Ministry itself is located in Hanoi.