Department of Agriculture Development & Farmers' Welfare (Kerala)

Department of Agriculture Development & Farmers' Welfare (Kerala)

കാര്‍ഷികവികസന കര്‍ഷകക്ഷേമ വകുപ്പ് karshika vikasana karshaka kshema vakup
Agency overview
Formed	1956
Jurisdiction	Kerala
Headquarters	Thiruvananthapuram
Minister responsible	P Prasad, Minister for Agriculture Department
Agency executives	Ishitha Roy IAS, Principal Secretary and Agriculture Production Commissioner B Ashok IAS, Secretary Agriculture TV Subhash IAS, Director of Agriculture
Parent agency	Government of Kerala
Child agencies	Agriculture (Establishment - A) Department Agriculture (Establishment - B) Department Agriculture (planning - A) Department Agriculture (planning - B) Department Agriculture (NCA) Department Agriculture (Farms) Department Agriculture (P U) Department Agriculture (Agri.) Department Agriculture (IFA) Department Agriculture (PPM cell) Department Agriculture (PS) Department Agriculture (WTO Cell) Department Agriculture Development & Farmers' Welfare (Dairy) Department Agriculture Development & Farmers' Welfare (AHE) Department Agriculture Development & Farmers' Welfare (AHF) Department Agriculture Development & Farmers' Welfare (AHG) Department
Website	http://www.keralaagriculture.gov.in

The Department of Agriculture Development & Farmers' Welfare (Kerala) is one of the Department of Government of Kerala. The Department of Agriculture Development & Farmers' Welfare is a key ministry that manages the agriculture development through promoting scientific methods of cultivation and welfare of farmers of State of Kerala through various policies and programmes. The department is headed by a senior minister who has cabinet ranking as per Indian Cabinet Protocol Laws.