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As of 2022, agriculture contributed to 13% of the state's GSDP. [1] As of 2022, 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.
Public Distribution System functions under The Tamil Nadu Civil Supplies Corporation (TNCSC) of the department and is involved in the distribution of commodities through fair price ration shops across the state. Tamil Nadu Warehousing Corporation (TNWC), established in 1958, facilitates maintenance of warehousing facilities for food produce. [3]
In Tamil Nadu, the Tamil Nadu State Agricultural Marketing Board, successfully running since 1977, is the regulatory board for agricultural markets. 21 market committees are established for every notified area, and 277 regulated markets are functioning under these committees for better regulation of buying and selling of agricultural produce. [17]
Download QR code; In other projects ... Cashew fruit seller in Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, India: Date: 22 April 2018, 14:00:37 ... some details may not fully reflect the ...
India imports 38% of world's production of Date palm. [2] In 2019, India imported just about 282,580 metric tonnes of dates, with the most amount imported in the last two decades being 2016 with a little over 458,210 metric tonnes of dates being imported.
The Tamil Nadu State Agricultural Marketing Board (TNSAMB) was constituted by an executive order of the State Government in G.O. Ms. No.2852 Agriculture Department, dated: 24.10.1970 and functioning since 24.10.1970, with the objective to regulate the activities of Market Committees and to act as an advisory body.
Dragon fruit, native to the Americas, is gaining popularity in India due to its low maintenance and high profitability. Farmers cultivate three main varieties, with prices varying in Mumbai, Pune, and Surat markets. To manage sunburn, farmers can provide 25-30% shade and integrate moringa trees in orchards.
The first Uzhavar Sandhai was inaugurated in madurai on 14 November 1999. The objective of the scheme was to promote direct contact between farmers and consumers, through which the farmer can get full profit without middlemen or brokers. In 2001, when the opposition Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (ADMK) came into power, the scheme was stalled ...