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Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives
กระทรวงเกษตรและสหกรณ์
Enabling Act
Reorganization of Ministry Act B.E. 2545
Scope
Agriculture, livestock, fisheries, irrigation, agricultural cooperatives, and food-safety in farm-gate production. Houses the Department of Agriculture, Department of Livestock Development, Department of Fisheries, and Royal Irrigation Department.
Key Powers
- • License agricultural-chemical use and import
- • Operate fisheries licensing (vessels, aquaculture) and IUU compliance
- • Animal-import quarantine and CITES coordination on livestock
- • Operate the Bureau of Royal Rainmaking and Agricultural Aviation
- • Co-manage the Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives (BAAC)
Enforcement Examples
- IUU fisheries enforcement during EU yellow-card period (2015-2019)
- Agricultural-chemical bans (paraquat, chlorpyrifos)
Publication Channel
Royal Gazette + moac.go.th
Contact Channel
+66 2 281 5955 · [email protected]
How Foreigners Interact
Foreigners importing pets to Thailand engage the Department of Livestock Development quarantine system; foreign-incorporated agribusinesses operate under Department of Agriculture licensing.
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