| Agency Name: | Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare Department (Tamil Nadu) |
| Formed: | 1949 |
| Jurisdiction: | Tamil Nadu |
| Headquarters: | Chennai |
| Minister1 Name: | M. R. K. Panneerselvam |
| Minister1 Pfo: | Minister for Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare Department |
| Chief1 Name: | Apoorva, IAS |
| Chief1 Position: | Agricultural Production Commissioner and Principal Secretary to Government |
| Parent Agency: | Government of Tamil Nadu |
| Website: | Agriculture Department |
The Department of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare one of the departments of Government of Tamil Nadu.
, agriculture contributed to 13% of the state's GSDP.[1], the state had 6.15 million hectares under cultivation.[2] The department is responsible to ensure stable agricultural production, devise and implement methodologies to increase food production and ensure availability of raw materials for agro-based industries.[3]
The department has the following sub-departments:[4]
The following agencies and undertakings are administered by the department:[4]
Maintenance of public gardens and implementation of various schemes like National Horticulture Mission, Drip Irrigation, Precision Farming and National Bamboo Mission.[5]
Promotion of horticulture crops, marketing of Fruits and vegetables and processed produces.[6]
Agricultural university located in Coimbatore and responsible for education and research on agriculture.[8]
Co-ordination of market committees, planning and implementation of programmes for the development of markets and market areas.[9]