Establishment of the Agriculture and Food Board

The merger of the two agencies was part of the state administration reform, where the government was trying to achieve the following objectives:

• make the execution of state functions more effective and efficient,
• increase the quality of public services,
• make the working practices of the general government sector more flexible and less bureaucratic,
• reduce the costs of the general government sector.

The new agency encompasses the supervision of the entire agricultural food chain (the maintenance of arable land, plant production, animal husbandry, food production safety).

• The responsibilities of the Agricultural Board include land improvement, plant protection, plant health, plant variety right, seed propagating material, organic farming, management of genetically modified crops, fertilizers and horticultural products, i.e. fruits and vegetables, and the implementation of control measures against wild oats.

• The responsibilities of the Veterinary and Food Board are food safety, veterinary activities, feed safety, breeding of farmed animals, market regulation, organic farming, animal protection and commercial fishing.

The new agency continues to carry out all the responsibilities of both the Agricultural Board and the Veterinary and Food Board.

Our aim in merging the agencies was to change as little as possible for the clients and cooperation partners.

If you have any questions, you can turn to your usual contacts at the Veterinary and Food Board and Agricultural Board or use the general contacts of the agency. All the existing contact information remain valid for a transitional period.