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{{Infobox government agency
| agency_name = Ministry of Agriculture
<br /> [[Government of Maharashtra]]
| nativename = मंत्रालय कृषी विभाग महाराष्ट्र शासन
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| minister1_name = [[Dadaji Bhuse]]
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| deputyminister2_name = [[Vishwajeet Kadam]]
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| chief1_name = Eknath Davale (IAS)<ref>{{Cite web|title=कृषी सचिव डवले यांनी घेतला `महाबीज`चा आढावा|url=https://www.agrowon.com/agriculture-news-marathi-agriculture-secretary-review-mahabeez-maharashtra-36248|access-date=2021-06-18|website=Agrowon - Agriculture Marathi Newspaper|language=mr}}</ref>
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The '''Ministry of Agriculture''', a ministry of the [[Government of Maharashtra]], is the apex body for formulation and administration of the rules and regulations and laws related to agriculture in the [[Maharashtra|state of Maharashtra]].

== List of Cabinet Minister ==

*[[Shashikant Sutar]], [[Shivsena|SS]]
14 March 1995 - 31 January 1999

*[[Gopinath Munde]], [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]<br />{{small|([[Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra]])}}
1 February 1999 - 17 October 1999

*[[Ranjeet Deshmukh]], [[Indian National Congress|INC]]
27 October 1999 - 16 January 2003

*[[Sushilkumar Shinde]], [[Indian National Congress|INC]] <br /> {{small|([[Chief Minister of Maharashtra]])}}
18 January 2003 - 4 November 2004 INC

*[[Balasaheb Thorat]], [[Indian National Congress|INC]]
9 November 2004 - 1 December 2008

*[[Balasaheb Thorat]], [[Indian National Congress|INC]]
8 December 2008 - 6 November 2009

*[[Balasaheb Thorat]], [[Indian National Congress|INC]]
7 November 2009 - 10 November 2010

*[[Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil]], [[Indian National Congress|INC]] <br /> 11 November 2010 - 26 September 2014
*[[Eknath Khadse]], [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
31 October 2014 – 4 June 2016

*[[Anil Sukhdevrao Bonde]], [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
5 June 2016 - 8 November 2019

*[[Subhash Desai]], [[Shivsena|SS]] (acting)
28 November 2019 - 30 December 2019

*[[Dadaji Bhuse]], [[Shivsena|SS]]
30 December 2019 - Incumbent

== List of Ministers of State ==

{| class="wikitable"
|+
!No
!Name
!Party
!Term of office
!Ministry
! Chief minister
|-
|1
|[[Vishwajeet Kadam]]
|[[Nationalist Congress Party|INC]]
|30 December 2019 - Incumbent
|[[Uddhav Thackeray ministry|Uddhav Thackrey Ministry]]
|[[Uddhav Thackeray]]
|}

==History==
Department of agriculture was established in 1883 after recommendation of Famine Commission(1881). Varies hybrid varieties of crops were deployed in 1965-66 which laid down the foundation of [[Green Revolution]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=About us : Department of Agriculture, Government of Maharashtra|url=http://krishi.maharashtra.gov.in/1132/About-Us|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Structure==
Agriculture section has three different ministers and divisions.
* [[Dadaji Bhuse]], Minister of Agriculture
* [[Sandipanrao Bhumre]],<ref>{{Cite web|title=Maharashtra Portfolios Allocated, Who Gets What. Full List Of Ministers|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/maharashtra-portfolios-allocated-ajit-pawar-gets-finance-uddhav-thackeray-gets-law-and-order-tourism-2158966|access-date=2021-06-18|website=NDTV.com}}</ref> Minister of Horticulture
* [[Shankarrao Gadakh]],<ref>{{Cite web|last=author/lokmat-news-network|date=2019-12-30|title=शंकरराव गडाख यांनी घेतली कॅबिनेट मंत्रीपदाची शपथ|url=https://www.lokmat.com/ahmadnagar/shankarrao-gadakh-takes-oath-cabinet-ministersankararaava-gadaakha-yaannai-ghaetalai-kaenbainaeta/|access-date=2021-06-18|website=Lokmat|language=mr-IN}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Maharashtra: Minister Shankarrao Gadakh joins Shiv Sena|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/india/article/maharashtra-minister-shankarrao-gadakh-joins-shiv-sena/635654|access-date=2021-06-18|website=www.timesnownews.com|language=en}}</ref> Minister of Soil and Water Conservation

==International Partnerships==
Ministry signed an MoU with [[United States Department of Agriculture]] in June 2021 for better collaboration between United States of America and Government of Maharashtra.<ref>{{Cite news|author=Staff Reporter|date=2021-06-16|title=Maharashtra ties up with U.S. to promote agribusiness investment|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/maharashtra-ties-up-with-us-to-promote-agribusiness-investment/article34832418.ece|access-date=2021-06-18|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Maharashtra inks MoU with US to promote Agri-business investment|url=https://krishijagran.com/agriculture-world/maharashtra-inks-mou-with-us-to-promote-agri-business-investment/|access-date=2021-06-18|website=krishijagran.com|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-06-16|title=Maharashtra signs MoU with USA to boost agro-industry sector|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/maharashtra-signs-mou-with-usa-to-boost-agro-industry-sector-7362053/|access-date=2021-06-18|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref>

== See All Ministry ==
*[[Ministry of General Administration (Maharashtra)]]
*[[Ministry of Information and Public Relations (Maharashtra)]]
*[[Ministry of Law and Judiciary Government of Maharashtra|Ministry of Law and Judiciary (Maharashtra)]]
*[[Ministry of Home Affairs Government of Maharashtra|Ministry of Home Affairs (Maharashtra)]]
*[[Ministry of Finance (Maharashtra)]]
*[[Ministry of Planning (Maharashtra)]]
*[[Ministry of Revenue (Maharashtra)]]
*[[Ministry of Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Protection (Maharashtra)]]
*[[Ministry of Special Assistance (Maharashtra)]]
*[[Ministry of Social Justice (Maharashtra)]]
*[[Ministry of Forests Department of Maharashtra|Ministry of Forests Department (Maharashtra)]]
*[[Ministry of Environment and Climate Change (Maharashtra)]]
*[[Ministry of Tourism (Maharashtra)]]
*[[Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (Maharashtra)]]
*[[Ministry of Food and Drug Administration (Maharashtra)]]
*[[Department of Animal Husbandry (Maharashtra)| Ministry of Animal Husbandry Department (Maharashtra)]]
*Ministry of Agriculture (Maharashtra)
*[[Ministry of Public Health (Maharashtra)]]
*[[Ministry of Energy, New and Renewable Energy Maharashtra|Ministry of Energy (Maharashtra)]]
*[[Ministry of Rural Development Government of Maharashtra|Ministry of Rural Development (Maharashtra)]]
*[[Ministry of Urban Development (Maharashtra)]]
*[[Ministry of School Education (Maharashtra)]]
*[[Ministry of Medical Education (Maharashtra)]]
*[[Ministry of Higher and Technical Education (Maharashtra)]]
*[[Ministry of Industries (Maharashtra)]]
*[[Ministry of Textiles (Maharashtra)]]
*[[Ministry of Housing (Maharashtra)]]
*[[Ministry of Cultural Affairs (Maharashtra)]]
*[[Ministry of Marathi Language|Ministry of Marathi Language (Maharashtra)]]
*[[Ministry of Woman and Child Development Government of Maharashtra|Ministry of Woman and Child Development (Maharashtra)]]
*[[Ministry of Water Supply (Maharashtra)]]
*[[Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs Government of Maharashtra|Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs (Maharashtra)]]

==References==
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