The Ministry's flag features the Ministry logo centered on a white field with the name of the ministry (MINISTERIO DE AGRICULTURA) in black capital letters below. The logo is a green trapezoid with the silhouette of a three-leafed plant in white within the trapezoid. Photographs from 2015 of this flag with a green fringe can be found here and here. Randy Young, 21 May 2015
The Ministry of Agriculture (Ministerio de Agricultura) is one of 23 cabinet-level ministries in the Dominican Republic. The Ministry's mission statement, according to the Google translation of its website, is to "formulate and direct agricultural policies in accordance with the development plans of the country, for producers to utilize their comparative and competitive advantages in the market and thereby contribute to ensuring food security, generating productive employment and foreign exchange and improving the living conditions of the population." Randy Young, 21 May 2015
The Ministry of Agriculture was established in the Constitution of 25 February 1854, as "Secretaría de Estado de Interior, Policía y Agricultura" (English: "Secretary of State for the Interior, Police and Agriculture"). From 1854 to 2013, the Secretary of State for Agriculture and/or its functions have changed 21 times as follows:
1. "Secretaría de Estado de Interior, Policía y Agricultura" (English: "State Secretary of the Interior, Police and Agriculture"). Political Constitution of 25 February 1854.
2. "Secretaría de Estado de Agricultura e Inmigración" (English: "Secretary of State for Agriculture and Immigration"). Political Constitution of 1908, from 1 April 1908 to 6 May 1929.
3. "Secretaría de Estado de Agricultura y Comercio" (English: "Secretary of State for Agriculture and Commerce") (Law No. 1124 of 7 May 1929), from 7 May 1929 to 18 April 1934.
4. "Secretaría de Estado de Agricultura, Industria y Comercio" (English: "Secretary of State for Agriculture, Industry and Commerce") (Law No. 668 of 19 April 1934), from 19 April 1934 to 29 November 1934.
5. "Secretaría de Estado de Trabajo, Agricultura, Industria y Comercio" (English: "Secretary of State for Labor, Agriculture, Industry and Commerce") (Law No. 786 of 30 November 1934), from 30 November 1934 to 30 May 1935.
6. "Secretaría de Estado de Agricultura y Trabajo" (English: "Secretary of State for Agriculture and Labor") (Law No. 914 of 31 May 1935), from 31 May 1935 to 16 March 1936.
7. "Secretaría de Estado de Agricultura" (English: "Secretary of State for Agriculture") (Law No. 1074 of 17 March 1936), from 17 March 1936 to 27 February 1938.
8. "Secretaría de Estado de Agricultura, Industria y Trabajo" (English: "Secretary of State for Agriculture, Industry and Labor") (Law No. 1477 of 28 February 1938), from 28 February 1938 to 31 May 1945.
9. "Secretaría de Estado de Agricultura y Riego" (English: "Secretary of State for Agriculture and Irrigation") (Law No. 889 of 4 May 1945, effective 1 June 1945), from 1 June 1945 to 28 February 1946.
10. "Secretaría de Estado de Agricultura, Pecuaria y Colonización" (English: "Secretary of State for Agriculture, Livestock and Colonization") (Law No. 1120 of 20 February 1946, effective 1 March 1946), from 1 March 1946 to 24 July 1953.
11. "Secretaría de Estado de Agricultura" (English: "Secretary of State for Agriculture") (Law No. 3607 of 25 July 1953), from 25 July 1953 to 13 May 1955.
12. "Secretaría de Estado de Agricultura y Recursos Hidrࢱulicos" (English: "Secretary of State for Agriculture and Hydraulic Resources") (Law No. 4148 of 14 May 1955), from 14 May 1955 to 13 July 1955.
13. "Secretaría de Estado de Agricultura y Minas" (English: "Secretary of State for Agriculture and Mines") (Law No. 4204 of 14 July 1955), from 14 July 1955 to 21 October 1955.
14. "Secretaría de Estado de Agricultura" (English: "Secretary of State for Agriculture") (Law No. 4312 of October 22, 1955), from 22 October 1955 to 14 September 1959.
15. "Secretaría de Estado de Agricultura y Comercio" (English: "Secretary of State for Agriculture and Commerce") (Decree No. 5137 of 11 September 1959, effective 15 September 1959), from 15 September 1959 to 14 April 1961.
16. "Secretaría de Estado de Agricultura" (English: "Secretary of State for Agriculture") (Decree No. 6603 of April 1961, effective on the 15 April 1961), from 15 April 1961 to 28 April 1963.
17. "Secretaría de Estado de Agricultura" (English: "Secretary of State for Agriculture") (Political Constitution of the year 1962).
18. "Ministerio de Agricultura" (English: "Ministry of Agriculture") (Political Constitution of 29 April 1963), from 29 April 1963 to 24 September 1963.
19. "Ministerio de Agricultura" (English: "Ministry of Agriculture") (Acta Institucional del 03 de Septiembre del 1965), desde el 03 de Septiembre del 1965 al 27 de Noviembre del 1966.
20. "Secretaría de Estado de Agricultura" (Constitución Política del 28 de Noviembre del 1966), desde el 28 de Noviembre del 1966 hasta el 8 de Febrero de 2011.
21. As of the Reform of the Constitution of the Dominican Republic in 2010 and according to Decree No. 56-10 dated 8 February 2010, which entered into force in October 2011, it is called the "Ministry of Agriculture." Esteban Rivera, 7 August 2023 Sources: https://agricultura.gob.do/nosotros/historia/ https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministerio_de_Agricultura_(Rep%C3%BAblica_Dominicana)
A slightly different design can be found in a photograph from 2013. In this flag, the green trapezoidal logo is smaller, with the name of the ministry in smaller letters clustered beneath the logo, and a green line separating the logo from the writing. At this point, I'm not sure if this is a variant design, or the official flag design changed between 2013 and 2015. Randy Young, 21 May 2015
![[Ministry of Agriculture flag variant]](../images/d/do_minag1.gif)
![[Ministry of Agriculture flag variant]](../images/d/do_minag2.gif)
