Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry of Laos
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The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry of Laos
Laos
Laos Lao: ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ Sathalanalat Paxathipatai Paxaxon Lao, officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic, is a landlocked country in Southeast Asia, bordered by Burma and China to the northwest, Vietnam to the east, Cambodia to the south and Thailand to the west...
(ກະຊວງ ກະສິກຳ ແລະ ປ່າໄມ້ in Lao language
Lao language
Lao or Laotian is a tonal language of the Tai–Kadai language family. It is the official language of Laos, and also spoken in the northeast of Thailand, where it is usually referred to as the Isan language. Being the primary language of the Lao people, Lao is also an important second language for...
) is a ministry of the government of the Lao People's Democratic Republic (Lao PDR). Its acronym is MAF. The minister of Agriculture and Forestry is H.E. Sitaheng Rasphone.
Departments
The ministry of Agriculture and Forestry is divided into several departments.- Permanent Secretary Office (POS)
- Department of Livestock and Fisheries (DLF)
- Department of Agriculture (DOA)
- Department of Forestry (DOF)
- Department of Inspection (DOIN)
- Department of Irrigation (DOI)
- Department of Organization and Personnel (DOAP)
- Department of Planning (DOP)