Government organisation charts has revealed a striking imbalance within the Department of Environment, Food and Agriculture.
It shows that there are just five staff are responsible for agriculture, compared to significantly larger teams focused on environmental policy and related areas.
One of those agricultural posts is currently vacant, meaning the total would rise to six if it were filled.
Despite agriculture being a longstanding pillar of the island’s economy and rural life, the department allocates only a handful of roles to the sector.
Environment now accounts for 50 roles across climate change, energy policy, environmental protection and fisheries, based on the department’s own structure.
Of those, 46 posts are filled and four are vacant, with gaps spread across Energy Policy, the Environment Protection Unit and Fisheries.
DEFA in total employs 268 people across seven divisions and currently has 18 job vacancies.
