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class="assistive"> Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Food Security and Nature</h1> <div class="article content"> <div class="intro"><p>The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Food Security and Nature works on sustainable food production, a valuable natural environment and thriving rural areas. For current and future generations. The Ministry is committed to ensuring everyone has access to safe, sustainably produced food in sufficient quantities. We also work to ensure the natural integrity of conservation areas, large watercourses, rural areas and cities.</p></div> </div> <div class="fullWidthSection"> <section class="brickRow spotLight"> <h2 class="assistive"> Spotlight</h2> <div class="brick"> <a href="/government/members-of-cabinet/femke-wiersma" class=""> <h3>Femke Wiersma</h3> <div class="brick-image"> <figure class="img-container"> <img src="/binaries/medium/content/gallery/government/content-afbeeldingen/government/bewindspersonen/kabinet-schoof/femke-wiersma/downloads/femke-wiersma-3.jpg" alt=""/> <footer> <small class="copyright"> Image: Martijn Beekman</small> </footer> </figure> </div> <div class="brick-text"> <p> Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Food Security and Nature</p> </div> </a> </div> <div class="brick"> <a href="/government/members-of-cabinet/jean-rummenie" class=""> <h3>Jean Rummenie</h3> <div class="brick-image"> <figure class="img-container"> <img src="/binaries/medium/content/gallery/government/content-afbeeldingen/government/bewindspersonen/kabinet-schoof/jean-rummenie/downloads/jean-rummenie-1.jpg" alt=""/> <footer> <small class="copyright"> Image: Martijn Beekman</small> </footer> </figure> </div> <div class="brick-text"> <p> Minister for Fishery, Food Security, Horticulture and Nature Conservation</p> </div> </a> </div> </section> <section class="brickRow nieuws"> <h2> News</h2> <div class="brick"> <a href="/ministries/ministry-of-agriculture-fisheries-food-security-and-nature/news/2023/09/15/cultural-artefact-returned-to-peru"> <h3> Cultural artefact returned to Peru</h3> <div class="brick-text"> <p> <span class="publDate">15-09-2023 | 15:00</span> </p> <p>A Peruvian graveclothes deposited in a drop box for objects covered by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered ...</p> </div> </a> </div> <a class="more" href="/ministries/ministry-of-agriculture-fisheries-food-security-and-nature/news">More news</a> </section> </div><aside> </aside><div id="follow-up"> <div class="block"> </div> </div> </div> </main> <footer class="site-footer"> <div class="wrapper"> <div class="column"> <h2>Service</h2> <ul> <li > <a href="/contact">Contact</a> </li> <li > <a href="/rss">RSS</a> </li> <li > <a href="/sitemap">Sitemap</a> </li> <li > <a href="/help">Help</a> </li> <li > <a href="/archive">Archive</a> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="column"> <h2>About this site</h2> <ul> <li > <a href="/copyright">Copyright</a> </li> <li > <a href="/privacy">Privacy</a> </li> <li > <a href="/cookies">Cookies</a> </li> <li > <a href="/accessibility">Accessibility</a> </li> <li > <a href="/reporting-a-vulnerability">Report vulnerability</a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> <nav class="languages" aria-labelledby="languageMenuLabel"> <div class="languages__wrapper"> <p id="languageMenuLabel" class="languages__label">This website in other languages:</p> <ul class="languages__list"> <li class="languages__list-item selected"> English</li> <li class="languages__list-item "> <a href="https://www.rijksoverheid.nl/" class="languages__link" lang="nl">Nederlands</a> </li> <li class="languages__list-item "> <a href="https://www.gobiernodireino.nl/" class="languages__link" lang="pap">Papiamento</a> </li> <li class="languages__list-item "> <a href="https://www.gobiernudireino.nl/" class="languages__link" lang="pap">Papiamentu</a> </li> </ul> </div> </nav> </footer> </div>  <script src="/webfiles/1728237806798/behaviour/core.js"></script>  <script src="/binaries/content/assets/government/javascript/government-survey-bar.min-20230526.js"></script> </body> </html>

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