Meghalaya Ministry of Agriculture

Meghalaya Ministry of Agriculture is one of the most important ministries of this Himalayan North-Eastern state of India. Meghalaya is a largely agricultural state and the economy is by and large agrarian. Therefore the Ministry of Agriculture in Meghalaya is invested with the grave responsibility to ensure the well being of the people and are also chief contributors to the state's economy. The department of agriculture directly carries out the plans and programs of the ministry. Sri Manirul Islam Sarkar is the minister for agriculture. The Ministry of Agriculture at Meghalaya has entered into fruitful agreements with the Ministry of Agriculture of the Center to bring about necessary changes in the agricultural set-up of the state.

Department of Agriculture

The department of agriculture of Ministry of Agriculture of Meghalaya is committed towards developing the agricultural quotient of the state. Meghalaya has a land fertility that varies within a short range of high to low medium. The rainfall is generally heavy, though it may vary from one place to another. Rice is the chief food crop, although maize and wheat are also produced. Apart from the food crops, a great number of cash crops are also grown in the state. Ministry of Agriculture of Meghalaya works through the department to ensure steady productivity of the crops throughout the year. The benefit of the farmers through various schemes like housing, farming and other loans and schemes are also under the direct purview of the ministry of tourism. The Meghalaya Ministry of Agriculture also promotes research and development projects in the state.

The Offices of the Ministry of Agriculture

The Head office of the director of Agriculture Sri AD Kynjing is located in Shillong. There are offices of the directorate located at all the districts, for the easy accessibility of the agriculturalists and the farmers. All works of the department of agriculture are ultimately perpetuated through these district offices.