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The Ministry for Rural Affairs (Swedish: Landsbygdsdepartementet) is a ministry within the government of Sweden. Areas of responsibility includes agriculture and environmental issues relating to agriculture fishery reindeer husbandry Sami affairs horticulture animal welfare foodstuffs hunting and game management as well as higher education and research in the field of agricultural sciences.The Ministry were formerly known as the Ministry of Agriculture (Jordbruksdepartementet).