The Ministry, established in 1946, has undergone several organizational reforms, most recently with the Prime Ministerial Decree no. 143 of 17/07/2017 (GU No. 231 of 03/10/2017), which amended the Prime Ministerial Decree no. 105 of 27/02/2013 (GU No. 218 of 17/09/2013), develops and coordinates the lines of agricultural, agri-food, forestry, fishing and tourism policies at national, European and international levels.
Pending the forthcoming DPCM, the Ministry presents the following organizational structure: Department for the coordination of European and international policies and rural development ( DIPEISR - divided into three General Directions), Department of competitive policies, agro-food quality, horse racing and fisheries ( DIQPAI - divided into three Directorates General), Department of the Central Inspectorate for the Protection of Quality and Fraud Removal of Agri-Food Products ( ICQRF- divided into two General Directions), Carabinieri Forestry, Environmental and Agri-Food Unit Command ( CUFAA ), Marine Fishing Department of the Port Authority Headquarters . Associated
In the activities of its competence, MIPAAFT relies on the work of important connected Entities: the Agency for Disbursements in Agriculture ( AGEA ); the Council for Research in Agriculture and the Analysis of the Agricultural Economy ( CREA ); the Institute of Services for Agricultural Food Market ( ISMEA ); the National Risi Office.