The Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security of Israel (Hebrew: משרד החקלאות וביטחון המזון, Misrad HaHakla'ut UBithon Hamazon) is the ministry of the Israeli government that oversees the country's agricultural industry. The ministry was originally called the Ministry of Agriculture but in 1992 the title was changed to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. The Development Ministry, which oversaw rural development, was abolished in 1974. In 2024 the title was changed to its current one.
List of ministers The Agriculture and Food Security Minister (Hebrew: שר החקלאות וביטחון המזון, Sar HaHakla'ut UBithon Hamazon; Arabic: وزير الزراعة وتطوير القرية) is the political head of the ministry, considered a relatively minor position in the Israel cabinet. Two serving Prime Ministers, Menachem Begin and Ehud Barak, also served as agriculture ministers; Begin following the death of the incumbent, and Barak following the resignation of the former minister's party from his coalition. There is occasionally a Deputy Minister of Agriculture.
Deputy ministers
Units
Plant Protection and Inspection Services
Insurance Agricultural insurance in the country is provided by KANAT, the Insurance Fund for Natural Risks in Agriculture. It is jointly owned by the government and the farm marketing boards, and overseen by the Ministry. The KANAT Award[he:קטגוריה:זוכי אות קנט] is given for agricultural research.
References
External links "Home". Ministry of Agriculture. 2021-05-02. Retrieved 2021-05-02. "משרד החקלאות". משרד החקלאות (in Hebrew). 2021-05-02. Retrieved 2021-05-02. All Ministers in the Ministry of Agriculture Knesset website Ministry of Agriculture website Ministry of Agriculture Facebook Ministry of Agriculture Instagram Ministry of Agriculture Telegram Ministry of Agriculture LinkedIn Ministry of Agriculture Twitter Ministry of Agriculture YouTube



