About Us
Department of Agriculture, Animal Husbandry & Cooperative, Govt. of Jharkhand
About the Department
The Department of Agriculture, Animal Husbandry & Cooperative, Government of Jharkhand, is committed to promoting sustainable agricultural development, enhancing farmer prosperity, strengthening rural livelihoods, and fostering inclusive economic growth across the State.
The Department serves as the nodal agency for planning, implementation, and monitoring of programmes related to agriculture, horticulture, animal husbandry, dairy development, fisheries, cooperative development, natural resource management, agricultural mechanization, market linkages, and farmer welfare. Through its various directorates, institutions, and field functionaries, the Department strives to deliver efficient, transparent, and farmer-centric services that improve productivity, strengthen resilience, and create sustainable livelihood opportunities.
Recognizing the evolving challenges of climate change, resource constraints, market integration, and changing consumer demand, the Department is promoting technology-enabled, market-oriented, climate-resilient, and inclusive agricultural development. Special emphasis is being placed on farmer collectivization through FPOs, cooperatives, SHGs, digital agriculture, value chain development, entrepreneurship promotion, and diversification into high-value agriculture and allied sectors.
The Department envisions a future where Jharkhand's farmers are empowered with knowledge, technology, infrastructure, institutions, and market access to achieve higher incomes, improved quality of life, and long-term economic security.
Our Vision
To transform Jharkhand into a prosperous, resilient, technology-enabled, and market-oriented agricultural state by empowering farmers, strengthening rural institutions, promoting sustainable natural resource management, and ensuring inclusive growth across agriculture and allied sectors.
Our Mission
- Enhancing farmers' income and livelihood security through sustainable agricultural and allied sector development.
- Promoting climate-resilient, resource-efficient, and environmentally sustainable farming systems.
- Strengthening agricultural value chains, post-harvest management, processing, and market linkages.
- Encouraging technology adoption, innovation, digital agriculture, and modern extension services.
- Supporting farmer institutions including FPOs, Cooperatives, PACS, SHGs, and producer enterprises.
- Promoting diversification into horticulture, livestock, dairy, fisheries, lac, agroforestry, and other high-value sectors.
- Ensuring effective, transparent, and accountable implementation of farmer-centric schemes and programmes.
- Expanding access to infrastructure, finance, skills, entrepreneurship opportunities, and agricultural services.
- Empowering women, youth, and tribal communities as key drivers of rural transformation.
- Fostering convergence among stakeholders to build a competitive, inclusive, and future-ready agricultural ecosystem.
"Empowering Farmers. Transforming Agriculture. Building Prosperity."
— "Prosperous Farmers, Progressive Agriculture, Resilient Jharkhand." —
