Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (Japan)

Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries

農林水産省 Nōrin-suisan-shō
MAFF building
Agency overview
Preceding agencies	Ministry of Agriculture and Commerce (1881–1925, 1943–1945) Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (1925–1943, 1945–1978)
Jurisdiction	Government of Japan
Headquarters	1-2-1 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8950 Japan 35°40′26″N 139°45′07″E / 35.674°N 139.752°E / 35.674; 139.752
Employees	18,744
Ministers responsible	Ichiro Miyashita,[1] Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Yasuhiro Ozato, State Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Shuichi Takatori, State Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
Child agencies	Forestry Agency Fisheries Agency
Website	maff.go.jp

The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (農林水産省, Nōrin-suisan-shō) is a cabinet level ministry in the government of Japan responsible for oversight of the agriculture, forestry and fishing industries. Its acronym is MAFF. The current Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries is Taku Etō.^[1]