Ministry of Agriculture (Bangladesh)

The Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) is one of the key ministries of the Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. It is housed on the 4th and 5th floors of the rear building of Bangladesh Secretariat. It comprises seven wings with responsibilities of policy formulation, planning, monitoring and administration. Sixteen agencies operate under this ministry which are responsible for implementation of different projects and plans of MOA.

The MOA is led by a Minister who is supported by a Secretary, two Additional Secretaries, seven Joint Secretaries, a Joint Chief and a number of Deputy Secretaries/Chiefs, Sr. Assistant Secretaries/Chiefs and Assistant Secretaries/Chiefs (ref. MOA Organogram).

Allocation of Business

Develop agricultural policies, plans, regulations, acts, etc. for sustainable agricultural development and for food sufficiency;
Provide support in developing new agricultural technologies to boost up agricultural production and coordinate with local and international trade agencies for marketing;
Monitor implementation of agricultural polices, plans, projects, programmes and regulations;
Monitor distribution of agricultural inputs and subsidies and marketing of the agricultural products in local and international markets;
Develop capacity of the professionals and other team players with the recent development in the agricultural sector in the world;
Provide administrative and policy support to MOA agencies for planning and implementation of the development programmes/projects and coordinate with donors and development partners for funding and technical assistance;