The Government issued Decree No. 35/2025/ND-CP dated February 25, 2025, stipulating the functions, tasks, powers and organizational structure of the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment.
Accordingly, the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment is a Government agency performing the function of state management in the following fields: agriculture; forestry; salt industry; fisheries; irrigation; natural disaster prevention; rural development; land; water resources; mineral and geological resources; environment; hydrometeorology; climate change; surveying and mapping; integrated management of resources and protection of the marine and island environment; remote sensing; state management of public services in the fields under the Ministry's management.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Environment performs the tasks and powers prescribed in the Law on Organization of the Government, Government regulations on functions, tasks, powers and organizational structure of ministries, ministerial-level agencies and the following specific tasks and powers:
Regarding cultivation and plant protection , the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment directs, guides and inspects cultivation activities; the development of crop areas, production of safe agricultural products and food; crop production to reduce emissions, circular production, adaptation to climate change; plant protection and quarantine work; developing a roadmap and providing guidance on granting codes for growing areas and packaging facilities nationwide in accordance with the law; directing the implementation of crop structure; cultivation, cultivation techniques, harvesting; summarizing and evaluating the implementation of annual crop production plans; promulgating plans to convert crop structure on rice-growing land nationwide; directing and providing guidance on organic cultivation; on agricultural plant varieties, fertilizers and pesticides in accordance with the law...
Regarding animal husbandry and veterinary medicine, develop and submit to the Government for promulgation a list of livestock breeds that need to be preserved and banned from export; collect, preserve, exploit and develop livestock genetic resources; stipulate criteria and recognize disease-free livestock areas; direct, guide and organize the implementation of disease prevention, treatment and control of animal diseases; quarantine of animals and animal products; control of animal slaughter, preliminary processing and processing of animals and animal products; veterinary hygiene inspection; veterinary medicine management...
Regarding forestry , the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment directs, guides and inspects the implementation of regulations of the Government and the Prime Minister on mechanisms and policies for forestry development; regulations on management of special-use forests, protection forests and production forests; management of the system of special-use forests, protection forests and production forests; protection of forest ecosystems and forest species; directs and guides provinces and centrally run cities on the establishment of special-use forests and protection forests; directs, guides and inspects the conversion of forest types and the conversion of the purpose of use of special-use forests, protection forests and production forests to other purposes according to the provisions of law; organizes the implementation of tasks on forest fire prevention and fighting; directs, guides and inspects the production of forestry, agriculture and fishery combined with raising, growing, developing and harvesting non-timber forest products and medicinal plants in all types of forests according to the provisions of law...
Regarding fisheries , the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment directs, guides and inspects the implementation of regulations on the management of endangered and rare aquatic species, aquatic resource protection areas, and management of aquatic resources in wetland conservation areas according to the provisions of law; guides and inspects the implementation of legal regulations on fishing ports and storm shelters for fishing vessels; regulations on the management of fishing vessel safety, information on natural disaster prevention for fishermen and fishing vessels at sea; directs, guides and inspects aquaculture; aquaculture processes, techniques and seasons; organizes the preservation of original breeds and indigenous aquatic species of economic value...
Regarding irrigation , the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment directs, guides and inspects the basic investigation of irrigation, drainage and water supply (excluding drainage and wastewater treatment in urban areas, concentrated rural residential areas, concentrated production, business and service areas, industrial clusters and industrial parks); invests in construction, repair and upgrading of irrigation works, rural clean water works; operates irrigation reservoirs and irrigation works according to the provisions of law; directs, guides and inspects technical processes and irrigation and drainage policies; irrigation management, management of irrigation works exploitation; management of irrigation infrastructure assets; guides and inspects the implementation of regulations on wastewater discharge into irrigation works...
Regarding land , the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment guides and inspects the measurement, adjustment, and establishment of cadastral maps, maps of current land use status, maps of land use planning, and specialized maps on land management and use; guides and inspects land statistics and inventory; organizes periodic land statistics and inventories; guides and inspects land allocation, land lease, land recovery, recognition of land use rights, land requisition, change of land use purpose, auction of land use rights, bidding to select investors to implement projects using land; guides and inspects compensation, support, and resettlement when the State recovers land or requisitions land; work on land fund development, management, and exploitation...
Regarding geology and minerals , the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment shall organize the preparation and submission to the Prime Minister for approval of the Strategy for geology, minerals and mining industry; plans on geology and minerals in accordance with the provisions of the law on geology and minerals and the assignment of the Government; organize the auction of mineral exploitation rights under the licensing authority; organize the registration of basic geological survey activities, geological survey of minerals; make statistics and inventory of geological resources and mineral reserves; organize the inspection of compliance with the contents of mineral exploration licenses, mineral exploitation licenses, and mineral exploration projects under the licensing authority; control basic geological survey activities, geological survey of minerals nationwide.
Regarding the environment , the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment directs, guides, inspects and organizes the implementation of pollution source control; waste management, environmental quality; environmental improvement and restoration; prevention and response to environmental incidents; content and criteria for rural environmental protection according to the provisions of law; organizes the construction and management of the national environmental monitoring network; guides ministries, branches and localities on expertise and key tasks of environmental protection; synthesizes and proposes the allocation of state budget estimates for environmental protection activities of ministries, ministerial-level agencies and provincial People's Committees; proposes policies on taxes, environmental protection fees, issuance of green bonds and other economic instruments to mobilize and use resources for environmental protection according to the provisions of law...
The Ministry of Agriculture and Environment has 30 units.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Environment has 30 units including: 1- Department of International Cooperation; 2- Department of Planning and Finance; 3- Department of Science and Technology; 4- Department of Legislation; 5- Department of Organization and Personnel; 6- Ministry Office; 7- Ministry Inspectorate; 8- Department of Digital Transformation; 9- Department of Cultivation and Plant Protection; 10- Department of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Medicine; 11- Department of Fisheries and Fisheries Control; 12- Department of Forestry and Forestry; 13- Department of Management and Construction of Irrigation Works; 14- Department of Dyke Management and Disaster Prevention and Control; 15- Department of Cooperative Economics and Rural Development; 16- Department of Quality, Processing and Market Development; 17- Department of Land Management; 18- Department of Water Resources Management; 19- Department of Geology and Minerals of Vietnam; 20- Department of Environment; 21- Department of Climate Change; 22- Department of Nature Conservation and Biodiversity; 23- Department of Hydrometeorology; 24- Department of Seas and Islands of Vietnam; 25- Department of Surveying, Mapping and Geographic Information of Vietnam; 26- National Remote Sensing Department; 27- Institute of Strategy and Policy on Agriculture and Environment; 28- Agriculture and Environment Newspaper; 29- Agriculture and Environment Magazine; 30- National Agricultural Extension Center.
Units 1 to 26 are administrative units assisting the Minister in performing state management functions; units 27 to 30 are public service units serving the state management functions of the ministry.
The Minister of Agriculture and Environment shall prescribe the functions, tasks, powers and organizational structure of the units under the Ministry; submit to the Prime Minister for promulgation a decision on the list of other public service units under the Ministry as prescribed.
The Department of Planning and Finance has 03 divisions; the Department of Personnel Organization has 03 divisions.
Decree 35/2025/ND-CP takes effect from March 1, 2025, replacing Decree 68/2022/ND-CP dated September 22, 2022 stipulating the functions, tasks, powers and organizational structure of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment and Decree 105/2022/ND-CP stipulating the functions, tasks, powers and organizational structure of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.
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