Department of Agriculture (Tamil Nadu)

The Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare Department of State of Tamil Nadu is one of the Department of Government of Tamil Nadu

Rice Paddy Fields in Tamil Nadu

Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare Department of State of Tamil Nadu
Agency overview
Formed1949
JurisdictionTamil Nadu
HeadquartersChennai
Minister responsible
Agency executives
  • C. Samayamoorthy IAS, Agricultural Production Commissioner and Secretary to Government
  • T. Abraham, IAS, Special Secretary to Government
Parent agencyGovernment of Tamil Nadu
WebsiteAgriculture Department

Sub - Departments
Name Website
Agriculture Department http://www.tnagrisnet.tn.gov.in
Agriculture Engineering Department http://www.aed.tn.gov.in/
Agriculture Marketing and Agri Business Department
Seed Certification Department https://web.archive.org/web/20120127014855/http://www.seedtamilnadu.com/aboutus.htm
Organic Certification Department http://www.tnocd.net/ Archived 15 August 2012 at the Wayback Machine
Horticulture And Plantation Crops Department http://tnhorticulture.tn.gov.in/
Agricultural Research, Education, and Extension Department (Tamil Nadu Agriculture University) http://www.tnau.ac.in/
Department of Sugar http://www.tn.gov.in/sugar/dept.htm

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Undertakings & Bodies
Name Website
Tamil Nadu Horticulture Development Agency (TANHODA)
Tamil Nadu Horticultural Producers Co-operative Enterprises Limited (TANHOPE)
Tamil Nadu Watershed Development Agency (TNWSDA)
Tamil Nadu Agricultural University
Tamil Nadu State Agricultural Marketing Board (TNSAMB)
Domestic and Export Market Intelligence Cell (DEMIC)

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Former Ministers for Agriculture

See also

References
  1. "Sub - Departments of the Agriculture Department" (PDF). www.tn.gov.in. Retrieved 30 October 2012.
  2. "Organisations under the Agriculture Department" (PDF). www.tn.gov.in. Retrieved 30 October 2012.
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