Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of the People’s Republic of China
MARA
China’s national ministry for agriculture and rural affairs. The official legal identity is 中华人民共和国农业农村部; the English form is a display translation.
- Jurisdiction
- China
- Government level
- National
- Authority type
- Ministry
- Status
- Active
Visit the official websitehttps://www.moa.gov.cn/
Official name in local language
- zh-Hans 中华人民共和国农业农村部
Responsibilities
Each item below is recorded from the authority’s own published material, not inferred from its name.
- Farm policy
Published on the national gov.cn government domain as China’s ministry of agriculture.
Source: Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of the People’s Republic of China
- Rural development
Rural affairs (农村) is named in the ministry’s official Chinese title 农业农村部.
Source: Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of the People’s Republic of China
Sources and verification
Official site loaded in a real browser on 2026-08-19; it resolved with HTTP 200 under the title “中华人民共和国农业农村部”.
Verified 2026-08-19 against https://www.moa.gov.cn/ · domain classification: Verified official
Important limitations
- The authoritative legal name is the Chinese 中华人民共和国农业农村部; the English name is a display aid and is not the legal identity.
- Subordinate administrations under the ministry are distinct bodies and are not described by this record.