Central

• General responsibility setting legislative framework for agricultural policy
• Representation in international, especially EU, and national negotiations.
• Joint Task for the Improvement of Agricultural Structures and Coastal Protection coordinates agricultural structural policies
• Agricultural policies include those covering rural regions, animal-welfare oriented husbandry, diverse forests and sustainable fisheries.

Regional

• Cooperating with the Federal government in the Joint Task for the Improvement of Agricultural Structures and Coastal Protection
• Implementation of agricultural policies
• Advises on agricultural issues to the public

Intermediate level - Kreise​ 

• Policy implementation
• Modernization of agricultural holdings
• Subsidies for less favourable areas
• Local administration

Responsible ministries/bodies

Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture

Sources

Gesetz über die Gemeinschaftsaufgabe "Verbesserung der Agrarstruktur und des Küstenschutzes" (GAK-Gesetz - GAKG)

Gemeinschaftsaufgabe "Verbesserung der Agrarstruktur und des Küstenschutzes" (Joint Task for the Improvement of Agricultural Structures and Coastal Protection)

Boland, H. & Thomas, A. Expertise zur Beratung landwirtschaftlicher Unternehmen in Deutschland

Thoroe, C. 2001, Kompetenzverteilung in der Agrarpolitik in Deutschland, Agrarwirstschaft, 50 (3)

Agricultural Policy Report 2015