Department of Agriculture (West Bengal) - Revision history

Svetloxf: added intro to improve readability

2026-03-02T03:04:42Z

added intro to improve readability

← Older revision		Revision as of 08:34, 2 March 2026
Line 1:		Line 1:
	{{Use dmy dates\|date=July 2019}}		{{Use dmy dates\|date=July 2019}}
	{{Infobox ~~Government~~ agency		{{Infobox government agency
	\| logo =		\| logo =
	\| logo_width =		\| logo_width =
	\| logo_caption =		\| logo_caption =
	\| seal = ~~[[File:Emblem of West Bengal.svg\|150px]]~~		\| seal =
	\| seal_width = 70px		\| seal_width = 70px
	\| seal_caption = Seal of West Bengal		\| seal_caption = Seal of West Bengal
Line 16:		Line 16:
	\| superseding =		\| superseding =
	\| jurisdiction = [[Government of West Bengal]]		\| jurisdiction = [[Government of West Bengal]]
	\| headquarters = [[Nabanna]]		\| headquarters = [[Nabanna (building)\|Nabanna]]
	~~\| region_code = IN~~
	\| coordinates =		\| coordinates =
	\| employees =		\| employees =
Line 60:		Line 59:
	}}		}}

	The '''Department of Agriculture of West Bengal''' is the specific arm of the [[Government of West Bengal\|Bengal government]] working to improve [[agriculture]], develop export opportunities for agri produce and look after the welfare of farmers.<ref name="official portal">[https://wb.gov.in/portal/web/guest/agriculture]</ref>		The '''Department of Agriculture of West Bengal''' is the specific arm of the [[Government of West Bengal\|Bengal government]] working to improve [[agriculture]], develop export opportunities for agri produce and look after the welfare of farmers.<ref name="official portal">{{cite web \| url=https://wb.gov.in/portal/web/guest/agriculture \| title=Egiye Bangla }}</ref>

	==Works==		==Works==
	It takes policy decisions on agricultural production and productivity, and by extension, on technology generation, ensuring availability and timely distribution of agriculture inputs specially seeds, fertilisers, subsidy, credit etc. Support service is provided through soil testing, soil and water conservation, seed testing and certification, plan production, quality control of fertilisers and pesticides, etc. Main stake holders for the Department are--(i) Farmers (ii) Government (iii) Manufacturer, dealers and retailers of Fertiliser, Seed and Pesticide (iv) Citizens in General.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://wbagrisnet.gov.in/AGr_about_us.aspx \|title=~~Archived copy~~ \|accessdate=2015-05-01 \|url-status=dead \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130814012637/http://wbagrisnet.gov.in/AGr_about_us.aspx \|archivedate=2013-08-14 }}, AGRISNET. Retrieved on May 1, 2015</ref>		It takes policy decisions on agricultural production and productivity, and by extension, on technology generation, ensuring availability and timely distribution of agriculture inputs specially seeds, fertilisers, subsidy, credit etc. Support service is provided through soil testing, soil and water conservation, seed testing and certification, plan production, quality control of fertilisers and pesticides, etc. Main stake holders for the Department are--(i) Farmers (ii) Government (iii) Manufacturer, dealers and retailers of Fertiliser, Seed and Pesticide (iv) Citizens in General.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://wbagrisnet.gov.in/AGr_about_us.aspx \|title=AGRISNET West Bengal- About Us \|accessdate=2015-05-01 \|url-status=dead \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130814012637/http://wbagrisnet.gov.in/AGr_about_us.aspx \|archivedate=2013-08-14 }}, AGRISNET. Retrieved on May 1, 2015</ref>

			== See also ==
			* [[Regional Research Station]]

	== References ==		== References ==
Line 70:		Line 72:
	[[Category:Government departments of West Bengal]]		[[Category:Government departments of West Bengal]]
	[[Category:Agriculture in West Bengal]]		[[Category:Agriculture in West Bengal]]
	[[Category:~~Subnational~~ agriculture ~~ministries~~\|West Bengal]]		[[Category:State agriculture departments in India\|West Bengal]]

	{{India-gov-stub}}		{{India-gov-stub}}

>Radio-Somewhere: Added to category.

2021-07-22T23:25:20Z

Added to category.

← Older revision		Revision as of 04:55, 23 July 2021
Line 21:		Line 21:
	\| employees =		\| employees =
	\| budget =		\| budget =
	\| minister1_name =[[~~Asish Banerjee~~]]		\| minister1_name = [[Sovandeb Chattopadhyay]]
	\| minister1_pfo = Minister for Agriculture		\| minister1_pfo = Minister for Agriculture
	\| minister2_name =		\| minister2_name =
Line 70:		Line 70:
	[[Category:Government departments of West Bengal]]		[[Category:Government departments of West Bengal]]
	[[Category:Agriculture in West Bengal]]		[[Category:Agriculture in West Bengal]]
			[[Category:Subnational agriculture ministries\|West Bengal]]

	{{India-gov-stub}}		{{India-gov-stub}}

>Pinakpani at 14:37, 6 December 2020

2020-12-06T14:37:26Z

New page

{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}
{{Infobox Government agency
| logo =
| logo_width =
| logo_caption =
| seal = [[File:Emblem of West Bengal.svg|150px]]
| seal_width = 70px
| seal_caption = Seal of West Bengal
| picture =
| picture_width =
| picture_caption =
| formed = 
| preceding1 =
| preceding2 = 
| dissolved =
| superseding =
| jurisdiction = [[Government of West Bengal]]
| headquarters = [[Nabanna]]
| region_code = IN
| coordinates =
| employees =
| budget =
| minister1_name =[[Asish Banerjee]]
| minister1_pfo = Minister for Agriculture
| minister2_name =
| minister2_pfo = 
| deputyminister1_name =
| deputyminister1_pfo =
| deputyminister2_name =
| deputyminister2_pfo = 
| chief1_name =
| chief1_position =
| chief2_name =
| chief2_position = 
| chief3_name =
| chief3_position =
| chief4_name =
| chief4_position =
| chief5_name =
| chief5_position =
| chief6_name =
| agency_type =
| chief6_position =
| chief7_name =
| chief7_position =
| chief8_name =
| chief8_position =
| chief9_name =
| chief9_position =
| parent_department =
| parent_agency =
| child1_agency =
| child2_agency = 
| keydocument1 = 
| website = {{URL|http://matirkatha.net/}}
| footnotes =
| map =
| map_width =
| map_caption =
}}

The '''Department of Agriculture of West Bengal''' is the specific arm of the [[Government of West Bengal|Bengal government]] working to improve [[agriculture]], develop export opportunities for agri produce and look after the welfare of farmers.<ref name="official portal">[https://wb.gov.in/portal/web/guest/agriculture]</ref>

==Works==
It takes policy decisions on agricultural production and productivity, and by extension, on technology generation, ensuring availability and timely distribution of agriculture inputs specially seeds, fertilisers, subsidy, credit etc. Support service is provided through soil testing, soil and water conservation, seed testing and certification, plan production, quality control of fertilisers and pesticides, etc. Main stake holders for the Department are--(i) Farmers (ii) Government (iii) Manufacturer, dealers and retailers of Fertiliser, Seed and Pesticide (iv) Citizens in General.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://wbagrisnet.gov.in/AGr_about_us.aspx |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2015-05-01 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130814012637/http://wbagrisnet.gov.in/AGr_about_us.aspx |archivedate=2013-08-14 }}, AGRISNET. Retrieved on May 1, 2015</ref>

== References ==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Government departments of West Bengal]]
[[Category:Agriculture in West Bengal]]

{{India-gov-stub}}