Directorate of Horticulture

Vision of the Department:
To promote holistic, sustained and equitable intervention for attaining food security; conservation, management, protection and sustainable use of natural resources for improved livelihood; generating gainful rural employment opportunities to alleviate poverty and striving towards an overall balanced economic development of the farming community.

Goals of the Department:
•Attaining Food Security and Sustainable Growth by increasing production of food grains and improving productivity.
•Augment Farmer’s Income through growing of suitable horticultural crops
•Promote Commercial Agriculture through low volume high value crops
•Creation of need based Marketing Infrastructure including institutional support and supporting facilities
•Popularise Participatory Approach to agriculture management through watershed programmes and Self Help Groups at village level.