Ministry of Agrarian Development (Brazil)

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Not to be confused with the similarly-named Ministries of Development and Social Development.
Ministry of Agrarian Development
Ministry overview
Formed 25 November 1999
Headquarters Brasília, Distrito Federal
Annual budget R$ 5,6 billion (2015)[1]
Minister responsible
Website www.mda.gov.br

The Ministry of Agrarian Development (Portuguese: Ministério do Desenvolvimento Agrário, abbreviated MDA) is a cabinet-level federal ministry in Brazil. The current Minister of Agrarian Development is Patrus Ananias.

The MDA was established in 1999 to oversee land reform in Brazil and promote sustainable practices. The agency oversees the Center for Agrarian Studies and Rural Development (NEAD) and the National Institute for Colonization and Agrarian Reform (Incra).[2]

See also

References

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  2. ↑ The German Academic Exchange Service. "Ministry of Agrarian Development". Accessed 20 September 2013.

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