Ministry for Rural Affairs (Sweden)

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Fredsgatan 8, 111 52 Stockholm, Sweden

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N59° 19' 43.97" E18° 3' 55.54"   (59.328880555556, 18.065427777778) Start navigation »

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The Ministry for Rural Affairs (Swedish: Landsbygdsdepartementet) is a ministry within the government of Sweden. Areas of responsibility includes agriculture and environmental issues relating to agriculture, fishery, reindeer husbandry, Sami affairs, horticulture, animal welfare, foodstuffs, hunting and game management as well as higher education and research in the field of agricultural sciences.
The Ministry were formerly known as the Ministry of Agriculture (Jordbruksdepartementet). On 1 January 2011 it changed its name to the Ministry for Rural Affairs, but the title of Minister of Rural Affairs was already in use from 5 October 2010.
The ministry is located at Fredsgatan 8 in central Stockholm, close to the Prime Minister's Office.
^ "Jordbruksdepartementet". Nationalencyklopedin (in Swedish). Retrieved 13 November 2010.  (subscription required)
^ http://www.sweden.gov.se/sb/d/7206/fromdepartment/2064/pressitem/158430#anc158430
^ http://www.sweden.gov.se/sb/d/12632/a/152861

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