Mandates

Mandates

• Ensure attainment of food self sufficiency
• Generate and promote appropriate agriculture technologies
• Develop sustainable irrigation and water management system
• Promote income generation, employment opportunities and enterprise development
• Promote sustainable utilization of agriculture land
• Promote farm mechanization and labour saving technologies
• Promote sustainable and climate resilient agriculture development
• Establish commodity value chains
• Develop and promote effective measures to protect crops from wild life damage
• Delivery of essential agriculture inputs and services (farm infrastructure, technical, advisory and administrative)
• Provide support services on soil, plant protection, post-harvest and other agricultural services
• Liaise with national and international institutions for program coordination

Objectives

• To increase crop production for enhancing food self sufficiency, income and nutrition security
• To generate and promote climate resilient agriculture technologies
• To promote organic farming for sustainable agriculture, safe food, and environment conservation
• To develop functional farm infrastructures and facilities (irrigation channel, farm roads, post-harvest facilities, etc.)
• To promote agriculture enterprise development
• To enhance effective and efficient delivery of agricultural services

Key Result Areas

The expected outcome for the Department by end of 12th FYP are:

• At the end of the plan period, the Self Sufficiency Rates of Rice, Maize and Vegetables are targeted to be increased to 60%, 96% and 100% respectively. An average of 21% increase in the total production volume of agriculture crops is targeted by 2023.
• In addition, the organic food production will be enhanced. The area under organic agriculture management by the end of 12 FYP will be 9039 acres with 17 organic certified agriculture products developed.
• By the end of the plan period, 11 agriculture-based enterprises would be established engaging private sector and generating an employment of 140 numbers. In addition, value chain for three commodities will be established.
• Land development will be one of the thrust areas for the Department and by end of 12th FYP a total of 10,000 ac will be developed and 5339 ac fallow land (Chuzhing) will be brought under cultivation.
• An additional land of 6746 acres will be brought under farm mechanization reducing farm drudgery and labour costs through supply of gender friendly, geographically suitable farm machineries.
• Apart from irrigation schemes constructed/renovated by Local Government (LG), six major irrigation schemes totaling up to 180 km will be constructed/renovated centrally to reduce farm water scarcity.