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The German Ministry of Food and Agriculture (Reichsministerium für Ernährung und Landwirtschaft, RMEL) was a ministry during the Weimar Republic from 1919 to 1933 and during the Third Reich from 1933 to 1945. The Ministry was responsible for the agricultural policy of the German Reich. It was headed by a Minister of the Reich who was, in turn, one of the Secretaries of State. On 1 January 1935, the Ministry was united with the Prussian Ministry of Agriculture, Domains and Forests (Preußisches Ministerium für Landwirtschaft, Domänen und Forsten). Until 1938, it had the title "Imperial and Prussian Ministry of Food and Agriculture" (Reichs- und preußisches Ministerium für Ernährung und Landwirtschaft). After the end of German National Socialism in 1945 and the occupation period, the Federal Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Forestry (Bundesministerium für Ernährung, Landwirtschaft und Forsten) was established as its successor in the Federal Republic of Germany.

History
In March 1919 from the Reichsernährungsamt arose first the "Reich Ministry of Food". In September 1919, the Ministry of Economics combined and during the Kapp Putsch refounded in March 1920 under the name "Reich Ministry of Food and Agriculture". That same year the Ministry moved into the Palace of Prince Alexander and George in Berlin.

After the seizure of power by the Nazis on 30 January 1933, the Ministry was initially led by Alfred Hugenberg. After his forced resignation in June 1933 were Kurt Schmitt (Minister of Economics) and Walther Darré (Reich Minister for Food and Agriculture), his successor. The latter took over on June 30, 1933 as "Reich Peasant Leader", head of the Reich Ministry of Food and Agriculture, which also him in this function of the DC circuit, created agriculture Reichsnährstand shelter. In personal union Darré headed as it is bundled with authorities machinery of the Party Office of Agricultural Policy (from 1936 "Reich Office of Agricultural Policy", 1942 "Reich Office for the country people"), who was responsible for the management and care of the Reich. [8] The RMEL took were, the state supervision over the organization of the Reich. [9] As a result, were gradually address specific areas transferred to other Nazi authorities. This created in 1934 through a spin-off from the Reich Ministry of Food and Agriculture under the leadership of Hermann Göring asked Reich Forestry Office as the supreme Reich authority for Forestry and Hunting, logging, Conservation and natural heritage conservation. [10] The kingdom Forestry Department were combined again on 1 January 1935 the Prussian State Forestry Office. [11] Goering's deputy and de facto head of the Reich Forestry Office was General forester Walter von Keudell, from 1937 Friedrich Alpers. Furthermore, in 1934 and 1935, the agricultural vocational and technical education were in the Reich Ministry of Science, Education and Culture and the veterinary medicine in the Ministry of the Interior spun. [4] On the 22nd September 1938 also followed by decree of the Reich Minister a summary of research institutes from the fisheries sector through the establishment of the Empire Center for Fisheries. [10]