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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"> | 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> | ||
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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= | 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]] | |||
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[[Category:Government departments of West Bengal]] | [[Category:Government departments of West Bengal]] | ||
[[Category:Agriculture in West Bengal]] | [[Category:Agriculture in West Bengal]] | ||
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The Department of Agriculture of West Bengal is the specific arm of the Bengal government working to improve agriculture, develop export opportunities for agri produce and look after the welfare of farmers.[1]
Works[edit | edit source]
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.[2]
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Egiye Bangla".
- ↑ "AGRISNET West Bengal- About Us". Archived from the original on 14 August 2013. Retrieved 1 May 2015., AGRISNET. Retrieved on May 1, 2015
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