| Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock | |
| Native Name: | Portuguese: Ministério da Agricultura e Pecuária |
| Type: | Ministry |
| Jurisdiction: | Federal government of Brazil |
| Agency Type: | Ministry |
| Headquarters: | Esplanada dos Ministérios, Bloco D Brasília, Federal District |
| Budget: | $9.97 b BRL (2023)[1] |
| Chief1 Name: | Carlos Fávaro |
| Chief1 Position: | Minister |
| Chief2 Name: | Irajá Rezende |
| Chief2 Position: | Executive-Secretary |
| Chief3 Name: | Neri Geller |
| Chief3 Position: | Secretary of Agricultural Policy |
| Chief4 Name: | Carlos Goulart |
| Chief4 Position: | Secretary of Agricultural Defense |
| Chief5 Name: | Renata Miranda |
| Chief5 Position: | Secretary of Innovation, Sustainable Development, Irrigation and Cooperativism |
| Chief6 Name: | Roberto Perosa |
| Chief6 Position: | Secretary of Trade and Foreign Affairs |
| Chief7 Name: | Naur Pontes |
| Chief7 Position: | Director of the National Institute of Meteorology |
The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (Portuguese: Ministério da Agricultura e Pecuária, abbreviated MAPA) is a federal department in Brazil. The jurisdiction of this ministry is to formulate and implement policies for agribusiness development, integrating the aspects of market, technological, organizational and environmental care for the consumers of the country and abroad, promoting food security, income generation and employment, reducing inequalities and increasing social inclusion.
The Ministry was founded during the Brazilian Empire in 1860. Originally named Secretaria de Estado dos Negócios da Agricultura, Comércio e Obras Públicas, the body was extinguished in the early years of the First Brazilian Republic and re-established in 1906 as the Ministerio dos Negocios da Agricultura, Industria e Commercio.[2] In 1930, it was renamed the Ministério da Agricultura.[3]
Brazil is the world leader in producing agroenergy and the Ministry of Agriculture encourages policies which develop ethanol fuel production.[4]