Directorate of Horticulture

Promoting Sustainable Agriculture and Farmer Welfare

Directorate of Horticulture

Our Vision

To provide holistic growth of the horticulture sector through an area based regionally differentiated strategies which include research, technology promotion, extension, post-harvest management, processing and marketing to transform the state's agriculture from subsistence farming to a sustainable, productive, and profitable enterprise


Our Mission

To enhance horticulture production, improve nutritional security and income support to farm households. To Set up Common Facility Centers in Horticulture Parks and Agri-Export Zones. To Strengthen market intelligence system by developing, collecting and disseminating horticulture databases.

Shri Praveen Kerketta
Shri Praveen Kerketta
Director
Directorate of Horticulture, Department of Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Co-operative