Areas of responsibility

The Ministry for Rural Affairs is part of the Government Offices. Ministry activities range over a wide area and its remit includes agriculture and environmental issues relating to agriculture, fisheries, reindeer husbandry, Sami affairs, horticulture, animal welfare, foodstuffs, hunting and game management as well as higher education and research in the field of agricultural sciences.

• Agriculture

  Market organisation, Agricultural reform, Bioenergy, Sugar sector, Farm support.

• Animals

  Animal welfare, Animal experiments, Animal welfare control, Animal ethics, Animal health, Animal feed, Dogs and cats, Mulesing.

• Foodstuffs

  Food safety, Labelling, Food control.

• Forestry

• Hunting and Game management

  Hunting ordinances, Hunters' organisations.

• International cooperation

  FAO, WTO, OECD, Codex Alimentarius, IPPC, OIE.

• Natural resources and the environment

  A varied agricultural landscape, Zero eutrophication, A non-toxic environment, Agriculture's environmental impact.

• Organic production and consumption

  Organic farming, Organic livestock farming.

• Reindeer husbandry

  Reindeer management, Reindeer Husbandry Act, Reindeer Grazing Convention.

• Research and education in land-based industries

  SLU, Formas, Green research.

• Rural development

  Rural Development Programme

• Sami - Sami policy

  Indigenous peoples, Sami Parliament.