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