Brief history of the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply

Authors

  • José Ubirajara Timm Advogado, Mestre em Administração Pública, presidente do Conselho Deliberativo do Instituto Ambiental Brasil (IABS), Brasília, DF.
  • Marlene de Araújo Jornalista, analista da SGE/Embrapa, Mestre em Gestão e Política de C&T.

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to register some of the most recent historic factors about the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply (Mapa) based on the experience of the first author. It also intends to provide further material for the collection of institutional records at this time when the Ministry is celebrating its 150th anniversary. The text mentions some of the most important ministers and amusing anecdotes of that agency from 1960 to 1980; it presents and characterizes a typical public governance Brazilian institution, free from any analytical intention and emphasizes its evolution.

Published

2023-06-02

How to Cite

Timm, J. U., & de Araújo, M. (2023). Brief history of the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply. Revista De Política Agrícola, 19(5), 24. Retrieved from https://rpa.sede.embrapa.br/RPA/article/view/1120