Institutions
Department of Agriculture
Develops agricultural policy and supports agricultural production.
Department of Agriculture · Departamento de Agricultura · DA
Spanish legal name: Departamento de Agricultura. Spanish legal names are retained. Some English names are functional translations.
- Government level
- State-level
- Branch or grouping
- Executive
- Type
- Department
- Sources consulted
- Oct 17, 2026
What it does
Develops agricultural policy and supports agricultural production.[sources]
In everyday life
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Where it fits
- Includes component: Puerto Rico Land Authority [evidence]
- Has administratively attached: Agricultural Enterprises Development Administration [evidence]
- Has administratively attached: Puerto Rico Agricultural Insurance Corporation [evidence]
- Its leadership is appointed by: Office of the Governor [evidence]
- Shares one alternating seat with Housing: Puerto Rico Cooperative Development Commission Art. 5(a)(v) ↗ · Sources consulted:
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Leadership & appointments
Secretary of Agriculture
Irving Y. Rodríguez Torres
Sources consulted: Oct 17, 2026 · Sources & method ↓
- Appointment
- Verification pending
- Confirmation
- Verification pending
- Term end
- Verification pending
Governance & composition
Current composition, members, and terms require reconciliation of the enabling law, appointment records, and institutional information.
Members, vacancies, and terms are not certified as a complete roster. An expired term is not automatically treated as a vacancy; some laws allow service until a successor qualifies.
Sources & method
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- PR.gov — Departamento de Agricultura ↗https://pr.gov/directorio-de-agencias/departamento-de-agricultura-da-cSources consulted: Oct 17, 2026
- DA | Departamento de Agricultura ↗https://agricultura.pr.gov/Sources consulted: Oct 17, 2026
- PR.gov — Autoridad de Tierras de Puerto Rico ↗https://pr.gov/directorio-de-agencias/autoridad-de-tierras-de-puerto-rico-dpto-agricultura-2Sources consulted: Oct 17, 2026
- Constitución de Puerto Rico — Artículo IV (Poder Ejecutivo) ↗https://poderjudicial.pr/constitucion/articulo-iv/Sources consulted: Oct 18, 2026
- Ley 247-2008 — Comisión de Desarrollo Cooperativo (compilación OGP) ↗https://bvirtualogp.pr.gov/ogp/Bvirtual/LeyesOrganicas/Pages/247-2008.pdfSources consulted: Oct 18, 2026 · Document revised: Apr 16, 2024