The Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Lithuania

	Competences of the Unit	Position	Name surname	Contacts
Management		Minister of Agriculture	Kęstutis Navickas	Phone: +370 5 239 1000 Email: [email protected]
	Coordination of the activities of the administrative units of the Ministry; economics, strategic planning and management; finance and budget; Legislation and legal representation; managements of human resources, legal and general affairs (material, intellectual and ICT resources); corporate governance; public procurement	Chancellor of the Ministry	Valdas Aleknavičius	Phone: +370 5 239 1035 Email: [email protected]
	Agricultural and food production, plant protection, phytosanitary and veterinary, development of cooperation, promotion of entrepreneurship, biofuels and biogas production development, gasoil	Vice Minister	Paulius Astrauskas	Phone: +370 5 239 1002 Email: [email protected]
	Land management and administration, development of agricultural infrastructure, resources and land reclamation, fisheries, agricultural machinery, agricultural engineering development and technical progress, development of standards for agricultural buildings, increase of energy efficiency in agriculture	Vice Minister	Donatas Dudutis	Phone: +370 5 239 1007 Email: [email protected]
	European Union and support policy, rural development, international affairs, trade and export promotion, market regulation measures, coordination of the activities of agricultural attachés	Vice Minister	Egidijus Giedraitis	Phone: +370 5 239 1004 Email: [email protected]
Cabinet of Minister	Development of cooperation in short food chains, reduction of food waste; coordination of the cooperation with the Parliament of the Republic of Lithuania and the Government of the Republic of Lithuania, other institutions and social-economical partners	Adviser to the Minister	Daivaras Rybakovas	Phone: +370 5 239 1093 Email: [email protected]
	Climate change, ecosystems and environmental measures	Adviser to the Minister	Kristina Simonaitytė	Phone: +370 5 239 1024 Email: [email protected]
	Prevention of the corruption and management of lobbyist activities impact	Adviser to the Minister	Rokas Petrašiūnas	Phone: +370 5 239 1036 Email: [email protected]
	Public relations and communication	Adviser to the Minister	Algirdas Igorius	Phone: +370 5 239 1012 Email: [email protected]
Ministry advisor	Bioeconomy	Chief advisor to the Ministry	Dalia Miniataitė	Phone: +370 5 239 1094 Email: [email protected]
EU Affairs and Support Policy Department, Monitoring and Evaluation Division of EU Support Programs	Monitoring and evaluation of Rural Development Programme	Advisor	Tomas Lozoraitis	Phone: +370 5 239 1268 Email: [email protected]
EU Affairs and Support Policy Department EU Affairs Division	EU agenda regarding agriculture and fisheries, coordination of national positions	Advisor	Sigita Meškelevičiūtė	Phone: +370 5 239 81365 Email: [email protected]
EU Affairs and Support Policy Department, Area Payments Division	EU support on area payment scheme	Advisor	Jolanta Ašmonienė	Phone: +370 5 239 1081 Email: [email protected]
EU Affairs and Support Policy Department, Business Support Division	Management of the investment support measures under the Rural Development Programme 2014-2020	Chief specialist	Žilvinas Jasiulevičius	Phone: +370 5 239 1265 Email: [email protected]
EU Affairs and Support Policy Department, LEADER Program and Rural Development Division	Management of LEADER and support for rural communities, short supply chains, cooperation between small businesses, basic services and rural renewal in rural areas, and assistance and support for national heritage	Chief specialist	Agnė Pancerovaitė	Phone: +370 5 239 1124 Email: [email protected]
Finance and Budget Department, Budget Division	Planning and consumption of the agricultural budget appropriations	Head of Division	Rūta Pupkaitė-Jurgutienė	Phone: +370 5 239 1070 Email: [email protected]
Finance and Budget Department, Finance Accounting and Policy Implementation Division	Accounting issues for farmers and other agriculture private entities	Chief specialist	Milda Šemelienė	Phone: +370 5 239 1075 Email: [email protected]
Finance and Budget Department, National Support Division	Financial instruments (loans, guarantees) from national funds; state aid coordination	Head of Division	Sonata Bartkutė	Phone: +370 5 239 1068 Email: [email protected]
Strategic Planning Department, Economic Analysis Division	The prohibition of unfair trading practices in business-to-business relationships in the agricultural and food supply chain	Chief specialist	Kristina Šimkutė	Phone: +370 680 44306 Email: [email protected]
Strategic Planning Department, Science, Innovation and Knowledge Development Division	Funding national and international research and innovation projects, coordination of knowledge dissemination and advisory activities	Head of division	Vilma Kraujalytė	Phone: +370 5 2391082 Email: [email protected]
Strategic Planning Department, Strategic Planning Division	Organization of the preparation, approval, implementation, monitoring, evaluation and reporting on the achieved results of the Strategic Activity Plan and the Annual Activity Plan of the Ministry; Monitoring of the Ministry action plan of the LR Government; Development and implementation of agricultural civil protection, emergency and mobilization measures; Coordination of agricultural risk management measures; Supervision and improvement of the quality management system of the Ministry	Chief specialist	Rimantė Juodienienė	Phone: +370 680 44349 Email: [email protected]
Department of Sustainable Agricultural Production and Food Industry, Crop Production and Green Technologies Division	Crop production and agri-environmental issues	Head of Division	Vidmantas Ašmonas	Phone: +370 5 239 1368 Email: [email protected]
Department of Sustainable Agricultural Production and Food Industry, Livestock and Animal Welfare Division	Conservation of animal genetic resourses, Cattle breeding, Marking, Apiculture, Compensation of damages caused by wolves	Chief specialist	Gediminas Vagonis	Phone: +370 5 239 1153 Email: [email protected]
Department of Sustainable Agricultural Production and Food Industry, Food Industry and Cooperation Division	Formulation and harmonization of state policy in accordance with EU requirements in the sectors of beef, pork, poultry, eggs, milk, alcohol products, soft drinks, sugar, bread, confectionery, oils and fats, processed fruit and vegetables, honey, other food and tobacco products; Coordination of safety and quality control of agricultural products and foodstuffs, coordination of control of the use of genetically modified organisms and genetically modified products; Development of co-operation in the fields of agriculture, food, fisheries, and rural development	Advisor	Lilija Tepelienė	Phone: +370 5 239 1163 Email: [email protected]
Department of Reclamation, Agricultural Land and Infrastructure	Development of agricultural infrastructure, resources and land reclamation, agricultural machinery, agricultural engineering development and technical progress, development of standards for agricultural buildings, increase of energy efficiency in agriculture	Advisor	Violeta Važnevičienė	Phone: +370 5 239 1245 Email: [email protected]
Department of Reclamation, Agricultural Land and Infrastructure	Information related to land affairs of rural areas	Head of Division	Simonas Valotka	Phone: +370 5 210 0528 Email: [email protected]
Centralized Internal Audit Division	Information related to internal audit of the Ministry, subsidiary institutions and agencies	Chief specialist	Goda Grebelienė	Phone: +370 5 239 1107 Email: [email protected]
Document Administration Division	General information on procedures related to written requests and complaints	Chief specialist	Marytė Vitonienė	Phone: +370 5 239 1281 Email: [email protected]
Corruption Prevention and Internal Investigation Division	Prevention of the corruption	Advisor	Mantas Kubilinskas	Phone: +370 5 239 1099 Email: [email protected]
Public Relations and Cooperation Division	Communication and public relations	Advisor	Jurga Vaičiūnė	Phone: +370 5 239 1016 Email: [email protected]
International Affairs and Export Promotion Division	International trade on agricultural and food products, Export promotion activities, International cooperation, Bilateral and multilateral relations and representation, Participation in activities of international organizations, International food exhibitions	Advisor	Aušra Stončienė	Phone: +370 5 239 1224 Email: [email protected]
Legislation and Legal Representation Division	Law and legislation related to the areas of activity of the Ministry; Representation of the Ministry in courts of all instances; Examination of complaints, requests and notifications related to the administration of EU financial assistance	Advisor	Jolanta Oleškevič	Phone: +370 5 239 1050 Email: [email protected]
Legal and Personnel Division	Personnel management and internal legislation	Chief Advisor	Linas Lapinskas	Phone: +370 5 239 1033 Email: [email protected]
Property Management and Public Procurement Division	Information systems related to competences of Ministry and Register issues	Chief specialist	Agnija Vikšnienė	Phone: +370 5 239 1095 Email: [email protected]
Fisheries Division	EU support measures to Lithuanian fisheries sector	Advisor Head of Division Head of division	Jūratė Masiulienė Ieva Žundienė	Phone: +370 5 239 1184 Email: [email protected] Phone: +370 5 239 8408 Email: [email protected]
Special Attachés	EU Common Agricultural Policy	Attaché for agriculture at Permanent Representation of Lithuania to the EU	Lina Blažinskienė	Phone: +322 401 9811 Email: [email protected]
	Veterinary and Phytosanitary issues	Veterinary and Phytosanitary Attaché at the Permanent Representation of Lithuania to the EU	Egidijus Pumputis	Phone: +322 401 9810 Email: [email protected]
	Fisheries policy	Fisheries Attaché at the Permanent Representation of Lithuania to the EU	Eglė Poviliūnienė	Phone: +322 401 9817 Email: [email protected]
	Bilateral Lithuanian - USA relations in agriculture and trade	LR Attaché of Agriculture and Commerce at the diplomatic representation of the Republic of Lithuania in Washington, USA	Karolis Anužis	Phone: +1 202 234 5860 Email: [email protected]
	EU Common Agricultural Policy	Rural Development Attaché at the Permanent Representation of Lithuania to the EU	Mindaugas Palionis	Phone: +322 401 9804 Email: [email protected]
	Bilateral Lithuanian - Japanese relations in agriculture and trade	LR Attaché of Agriculture in the diplomatic representation of the Republic of Lithuania in Japan	Kristina Mineikienė	Phone: +81 0 3 340 85091 Email: [email protected]
	Bilateral Lithuanian - German relations in agriculture and trade	LR Attaché of Agriculture in the diplomatic representation of the Republic of Lithuania in the Federal Republic of Germany	Eivina Žižiūnaitė-Allbaz	Phone: +49 30 890 861 23 Email: [email protected]
	Bilateral Lithuanian - UAE relations in agriculture and trade	LR Attaché of Agriculture and Commerce at the diplomatic representation of the Republic of Lithuania in United Arab Emirates	Šarūnė Šablevičienė	Phone: +971 2 309 0447 Email: [email protected]
	Bilateral Lithuanian - UK relations in agriculture and trade	LR Attaché of Agriculture at the diplomatic representation of the Republic of Lithuania in London, UK	Greta Karaliūtė	Phone: +44 755 198 9527 Email: [email protected]

Last updated: 17-01-2023

Budget institution, code 188675190. Data are collected and kept in the Register of Legal Persons.
Gedimino Ave.19, LT-01103 Vilnius, Lithuania. Ph. no. +370 (5) 239 11 11, fax no. +370 5 239 12 12, email: [email protected]