Puerto Rico Department of Agriculture

Department of Agriculture of Puerto Rico Department overview Formed April 25, 1940 (1940-04-25) Preceding department Department of Agriculture and Commerce of Puerto Rico Jurisdiction executive branch Headquarters San Juan, Puerto Rico Department executive Myrna Comas Pagan, Secretary of Agriculture Key documents Law No. 60 of 1940 Article IV of the Constitution of Puerto Rico Website www.agricultura.gobierno.pr Part of a series on the Executive branch of the government of Puerto Rico Office of the Governor Acting Governor Cabinet Chief of Staff Executive offices Governor's Advisory Board Lieutenant Governor Office of Management and Budget Planning Board Secretariat of Governance Chief of Staff AFICA Commission on Cooperative Development Commission on Safety and Public Protection Economic Development Bank Environmental Quality Board Federal Affairs Administration Financing of Housing Authority Financing of Puerto Rico Infrastructure Authority Government-owned corporations Government Development Bank Municipal Financing Agency Office of the Inspector General Public Financing Corporation Public-Private Partnerships Authority Secretariat of Governance Cabinet Agriculture Cabinet-level officers Chief of Staff Consumer Affairs Corrections and Rehabilitation Economic Development and Commerce Education Family Health Housing Justice Labor and Human Resources Natural and Environmental Resources Sports and Recreation State Transportation and Public Works Treasury Departments Agriculture Consumer Affairs Corrections and Rehabilitation Economic Development and Commerce Education Family Health Housing Justice Labor and Human Resources Natural and Environmental Resources Sports and Recreation State Transportation and Public Works Treasury Finances Bonds Budget Budget balance COFINA Consolidated Fund General Fund Government Development Bank Internal Revenue Code Public debt Public Improvements Fund Special State Funds Taxation Sales and Use Tax Processes & protocols Line of succession Transition process 2004 2008 2012 Other branches Judicial branch Legislative branch

The Department of Agriculture of Puerto Rico (Spanish: Departamento de Agricultura de Puerto Rico) is one of the few Cabinet-level government agencies explicitly created by the Constitution of Puerto Rico^[1] as the Department of "Agriculture and Commerce", most of the commerce at the time of its enactment being agriculture-based. Prior to the Constitution, according to law 60 of April 25, 1940,^[2] it was known as Department of Agriculture.Its purpose is to:

• Support agricultural production, commercial fishing, and aquaculture to ensure fair prices and stable markets for producers and consumers;
• Work to improve and maintain farm income; and
• Help to develop and expand markets abroad for agricultural products.

DAPR administers rural development, credit, and conservation programs that are designed to implement national growth policies, and it conducts scientific and technological research in all areas of agriculture. Through its inspection and grading services, DAPR ensures standards of quality in food offered for sale.

Thrpughout the years, the Department's name has been modified, as well as its structure, but today remains a separate structure with additional agencies and public corporations as part of the Department of Agriculture "umbrella".

The Department is headed by a cabinet Secretary, appointed by the Governor of Puerto Rico and subject to the advice and consent of the Senate of Puerto Rico.. The current incumbent is former House Agriculture Committee chairman Javier Rivera Aquino.

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