Ministry of Agriculture (Lithuania)

The Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Lithuania (Lietuvos Respublikos žemės ūkio ministerija) is a government department of the Republic of Lithuania. Its operations are authorized by the Constitution of the Republic of Lithuania, decrees issued by the President and Prime Minister, and laws passed by the Seimas (Parliament). Its mission is to prosecute state policy realization and coordination in ranges of land, food, fishery, village development, agriculture. The current head of the Ministry is Kęstutis Navickas.

History
The ministry was first established on 11 November 1918, as the Ministry of Agriculture and State Assets (Žemės ūkio ir valstybės turtų ministeriją) of the Republic of Lithuania. Its first minister was Juozas Tūbelis. It was renamed to the Ministry of Agriculture on 21 June 1924.