Federal Office for Agriculture

Swiss government agency

Guy Parmelin, Federal Councillor

Parent agencyFederal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and ResearchChild agency

Agroscope

Websiteblw.admin.ch

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.^[1] It is also responsible for Agroscope, the Swiss Confederation's center of excellence for agricultural research.^[2]

The FOAG is subordinated to the Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research.

References

^ FOAG, Federal Office for Agriculture. "Task". www.blw.admin.ch. Retrieved 2023-05-23.
^ FOAG, Federal Office for Agriculture. "Organisation". www.blw.admin.ch. Retrieved 2023-05-23.