The Regional Directorate for Agriculture (DRAg) is the department of the Regional Secretariat for Agriculture and Forestry responsible for the definition of public agricultural and livestock policies.
In addition to promoting annual training courses, awareness-raising initiatives and scientific studies, the DRAg also holds the responsibility of monitoring, promoting and improving the quality of agricultural production, fostering agricultural diversification and organic farming, as well as ensuring animal and plant health and veterinary public health.
This entity also manages the following services: Regional Veterinary Laboratory, Regional Plant Health Laboratory and Regional Oenology Laboratory.