Czesław Andrzej Janicki (born 19 July 1926 in Korytnica,[1] died 29 December 2012 in Poznań)[2] was a Polish scientist, zootechnician, teacher, and academic lecturer, professor of agricultural sciences, Minister of Agriculture and Deputy Prime Minister (1989–1990), and a member of the Sejm during its 10th term.

During World War II, beginning in July 1944, Czesław Andrzej Janicki worked as a forced laborer in Gądki near Poznań, digging rifle trenches and anti-tank ditches.

[3] He became a teacher and manager of the farm at the Agricultural School in Psary and began his involvement with the Polish People's Party.

He was imprisoned in Krotoszyn until March of the following year, after which he was transferred to work at the Agricultural High School in Wolsztyn.

In 1967, he earned a doctoral degree based on his dissertation titled Variability of Protein Components in the Milk of Cows in Pedigree Herds of Biskupin Cattle.

[3] Starting on 1 September 1969, he held the post of assistant professor in the Department of Genetics and Fundamentals of Animal Breeding at the University of Life Sciences in Poznań.

[8] In 1990, he supervised two doctoral dissertations: An Attempt to Analyze the Assessment of Bulls' Breeding Value Estimated by the CC Method Based on Test Herds and Large-Scale Pedigree Herds by Ireneusz Dymarski, and Estimating Genetic Correlations and Heritability of Milk Traits in Black-and-White Cattle by Tomasz Szwaczkowski.

[9] By the end of his term, he was a member of the Christian-People's Parliamentary Club, associated with the Polish Folk-Christian Forum "Heritage" [pl].

[1] During the formation of Tadeusz Mazowiecki's cabinet, the United People's Party wanted Kazimierz Olesiak to be appointed as Minister of Agriculture.

Two days later, in the early morning hours, Prime Minister Mazowiecki decided to order a police assault to end the occupation.

[15] On 10 May 2016, during a ceremony attended by Grzegorz Skrzypczak [pl] and the widow of the professor, a commemorative plaque was unveiled in his honor at the National Museum of Agriculture in Szreniawa.