Federal Office for Agriculture

The Federal Office for Agriculture (FOAG)^[a] 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]

Federal Office for Agriculture

(in German) Bundesamt für Landwirtschaft (in French) Office fédéral de l’agriculture (in Italian) Ufficio federale dell'agricoltura
Agency overview
Jurisdiction	Federal administration of Switzerland
Headquarters	Bern
Minister responsible	Guy Parmelin, Federal Councillor
Parent agency	Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research
Child agency	Agroscope
Website	blw.admin.ch

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

Notes

1. German: Bundesamt für Landwirtschaft, BLW, French: Office fédéral de l’agriculture, OFAG, Italian: Ufficio federale dell'agricoltura, UFAG