noun
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries; MAFF
Abbreviation of 農林水産省. Commonly used in Japanese media and government documents.
See also: 農林水産省
農水省は新しい農業政策を発表した。
The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries announced a new agricultural policy.
Full official name; 農水省 is the common abbreviation.
Abbreviation formed from the first characters of 農林水産省 (のうりんすいさんしょう).