Federal Office for Agriculture
The Federal Office for Agriculture (FOAG) (German: Bundesamt für Landwirtschaft, BLW, French: Office fédéral de l’agriculture, OFAG, Italian: Ufficio federale dell'agricoltura, UFAG) is Switzerland's competence centre for agricultural issues, responsible for agricultural policy and for direct payments to Swiss farmers. It is also responsible for Agroscope, the Swiss Confederation's center of excellence for agricultural research.
| (in German) Bundesamt für Landwirtschaft (in French) Office fédéral de l’agriculture (in Italian) Ufficio federale dell'agricoltura | |
| Agency overview | |
|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | Federal administration of Switzerland |
| Headquarters | Bern |
| Minister responsible | |
| Parent agency | Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research |
| Child agency | |
| Website | blw.admin.ch |
The FOAG is subordinated to the Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research.
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