Agency Name: | Swedish Board of Agriculture |
Nativename: | Statens jordbruksverk |
Seal: | Jordbruksverket logo.svg |
Formed: | 1991 |
Jurisdiction: | Government of Sweden |
Headquarters: | Vallgatan 8, Jönköping |
Coordinates: | 57.7797°N 14.165°W |
Employees: | About 1,180 (2008) |
Budget: | SEK 415,988,000 (2008) |
Minister1 Name: | Eskil Erlandsson |
Minister1 Pfo: | Minister for Agriculture |
Chief1 Name: | Mats Persson |
Chief1 Position: | Director-general |
Chief2 Name: | Christina Huhtasaari |
Chief2 Position: | Deputy Director-general |
Parent Agency: | Ministry of Agriculture |
Website: | www.sjv.se |
The Swedish Board of Agriculture (Swedish: Statens jordbruksverk, commonly known as Jordbruksverket) is a Government agency in Sweden that answers to the Ministry of Agriculture. The agency headquarters is located in Jönköping.
It is responsible for agriculture, horticulture and reindeer husbandry, and functions as the Swedish government's expert authority in the field of agricultural and food policy.