California Department of Food and Agriculture
CDFA
California Department of Food and Agriculture is the first-order subnational public authority responsible for agriculture in California.
- Jurisdiction
- California
- Government level
- State
- Authority type
- Department
- Status
- Active
Visit the official websitehttps://www.cdfa.ca.gov
Responsibilities
Each item below is recorded from the authority’s own published material, not inferred from its name.
- Farm policy
Agriculture is a named portfolio in the department’s official title.
Source: California Department of Food and Agriculture
- Food safety
Food is a named portfolio in the department’s official title, alongside agriculture.
Source: California Department of Food and Agriculture
Why this body is recorded
Official name of the body responsible in California.
- Official source
- California Department of Food and AgricultureCalifornia Department of Food and Agriculture
- Source page
- https://www.cdfa.ca.gov
- What the source says
- “California Department of Food and Agriculture”(official name)
- Standing
- Verified against the sourcelast verified 2026-08-19
- Portfolio scope is taken from the department’s official title; the specific statutory powers behind each portfolio are set out in California law and are not asserted here.
Evidence shows what an official source published and what AgricultureID made of it. The two are always shown separately: quoted text is the source’s own, and a normalised value is AgricultureID’s vocabulary, not a quotation.
Sources and verification
Official government site loaded in a real browser on 2026-08-19; it resolved with HTTP 200 identifying the body as California Department of Food and Agriculture.
Verified 2026-08-19 against https://www.cdfa.ca.gov · domain classification: Official government portal
Important limitations
- Portfolio scope is taken from the department’s official title; the specific statutory powers behind each portfolio are set out in California law and are not asserted here.