About the Ministry
In 2018, the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture of Georgia was established due to merging of two Ministries - the Ministry of Agriculture of Georgia and the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources Protection of Georgia.
The Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture of Georgia is an institution of executive authority established under the Constitution of Georgia and the Law of Georgia "On the Structure, Powers and Procedures of the Government of Georgia", which exercises the powers granted to it by the legislation of Georgia to ensure the state governance and state policy in the entrusted field. The Ministry represents the state, while performing its tasks.
The Ministry is accountable to the Government of Georgia and performs the tasks provided for by law or assigned by the Government of Georgia and the Prime Minister of Georgia on the basis of law.
The sphere of governance of the Ministry includes the management, overseeing, and promoting development in the fields of environmental protection, agricultural and rural development.
The Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture follows to fulfill the obligations assumed by the existing Association and other international agreements between Georgia and the European Union.