Ministry of Rural Development and Food (Greece)

Ministry of Rural Development and Food
Υπουργείο Αγροτικής Ανάπτυξης και Τροφίμων
Agency overview
Formed	28 April 1910
Preceding agency	Ministry of Agriculture (1917 - 2004);
Type	Ministry
Jurisdiction	Government of Greece
Status	active
Headquarters	Athens
Employees	1.812 (2024)
Annual budget	1.281.403.000 € (2025)
Minister responsible	Konstantinos Tsiaras; Deputy minister;
Deputy Ministers responsible	Ioannis Andrianos; Christos Kellas;
Agency executives	Spiros Portopsaltis, General Secretariat of Rural Development and Food; Argiro Zerva, General Secretariat of European Funds and Infrastructure; Antonios Filippis, General Secretariat of Agricultural Policy and International Relations;
Child agencies	Benaki phytopathological institute ; Hellenic Food Authority; Institute of Agricultural Research; OPEKEPE;

The Ministry of Rural Development and Food (Greek: Υπουργείο Αγροτικής Ανάπτυξης και Τροφίμων) is a ministry of the Greek Government tasked with modernizing and developing the agricultural sector in Greece. Specifically, among other objectives, the ministry promotes the export orientation of the country’s agricultural and fishery products while improving their quality, utilizing the resources of the Common Agricultural Policy and the Common Fisheries Policy, and protecting the environment through the sustainable management of natural resources.

The incumbent minister is Konstantinos Tsiaras of New Democracy.