Department of Agriculture Development & Farmers' Welfare (Kerala)

Department of Agriculture Development & Farmers' Welfare (Kerala)
Agency overview
Formed	1956
Superseding agencies	Department of Animal Husbandry; Department of Dairy Development;
Jurisdiction	Kerala
Headquarters	Thiruvananthapuram;
Annual budget	₹3,457.09 crore (US$360 million) (2026–27, revised)
Ministers responsible	T. Siddique, Minister for Agriculture; Bindhu Krishna, Minister for Animal Husbandry and Dairy Development;
Agency executives	Dr.B Ashok IAS, Principal Secretary and Agriculture Production Commissioner; vacant, Secretary Agriculture; Dr. Sriram Venkitaraman IAS, Director of Agriculture;
Parent agency	Government of Kerala
Child agencies	Agriculture (Establishment - A) Department; Agriculture (Establishment - B) Department; Agriculture (planning - A) Department; Agriculture (planning - B) Department; Agriculture (NCA) Department; Agriculture (Farms) Department; Agriculture (P U) Department; Agriculture (Agri.) Department; Agriculture (IFA) Department; Agriculture (PPM cell) Department; Agriculture (PS) Department; Agriculture (WTO Cell) Department; Agriculture Development & Farmers' Welfare (Dairy) Department; Agriculture Development & Farmers' Welfare (AHE) Department; Agriculture Development & Farmers' Welfare (AHF) Department; Agriculture Development & Farmers' Welfare (AHG) Department;
Website	http://www.keralaagriculture.gov.in

The Department of Agriculture Development & Farmers' Welfare (Kerala) is one of the Department of Government of Kerala. The Department of Agriculture Development & Farmers' Welfare is a key ministry that manages the agriculture development through promoting scientific methods of cultivation and welfare of farmers of State of Kerala through various policies and programmes. The department is headed by a senior minister who has cabinet ranking as per Indian Cabinet Protocol Laws.^[2]^[4]

Leadership

The Agriculture Department functions under the Minister for Agriculture, who serves as the political head of the department. Administratively, the department is headed by the Principal Secretary and Agricultural Production Commissioner, who is assisted by a Special Secretary, Additional Secretaries, and other officers and staff at the Secretariat. ^[5]
The incumbent Minister for Agriculture is T. Siddique, while Minhaj Alam, IAS, serves as the Principal Secretary and Agricultural Production Commissioner.^[5]^[6]

Line Departments / Field Agencies

References:^[7]

Line Departments

Directorate of Agriculture, Thiruvananthapuram
Soil Survey & Soil Conservation Directorate, Thiruvananthapuram

Allied institutions

Kerala Farmers Cooperative Federation Limited
State Warehousing Corporation, Ernakulam
Agency for Development of Aquaculture, Thiruvananthapuram
Kerala State Land Use Board
Kerala Agro Machinery Corporation Limited
Kerala Agricultural University
Kerala State Palmyra Products Development and Workers Welfare Corporation Limited
Kerala State Medicinal Plant Board
Kerala Land Development Corporation Limited
Rehabilitation Plantation Limited.
State Farming Corporation of Kerala
Registration and Licensing of Fishing Craft
Kissan Kerala
Rubber Mark
Areca Nut and Spices Development Directorate (DASD)
Cashew Nut and Cocoa Development Directorate
Kerala Agro Industries Corporation Limited
Kerala Agro Machinery Corporation Limited
Kerala State Warehousing Corporation
Plantation Corporation of Kerala
Small Farmers Agri Business Consortium
Vegetable and Fruit Promotion Council Keralam
Farm Information Bureau, Kerala

References

↑ Revised Demands for Grants for 2026–27 (Abstract) (PDF) (Report). Government of Kerala. pp. 85–91. Retrieved 28 June 2026.
1 2 Department of Agriculture Development & Farmers' Welfare, Kerala. "Official Website". Karshika Keralam.
↑ https://dairydevelopment.kerala.gov.in/Eng/
1 2 "www.kerala.gov.in". Official web portal of Government of Kerala.
1 2 keralaagriculture.gov.in https://keralaagriculture.gov.in/en/about-us/. Retrieved 26 July 2026. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
↑ "Kerala govt. plans to introduce marketing, business development division in Agriculture department: Minister Siddique". The Hindu. 30 June 2026. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 26 July 2026.
↑ "Official Web Portal - Government of Kerala". www.kerala.gov.in. Retrieved 26 July 2026.

[1] Revised Demands for Grants for 2026–27 (Abstract) (PDF) (Report). Government of Kerala. pp. 85–91. Retrieved 28 June 2026.

[webagri-2] 1 2 Department of Agriculture Development & Farmers' Welfare, Kerala. "Official Website". Karshika Keralam.

[3] ttps://dairydevelopment.kerala.gov.in/Eng/

[keralagovweb-4] 1 2 "www.kerala.gov.in". Official web portal of Government of Kerala.

[:0-5] 1 2 keralaagriculture.gov.in https://keralaagriculture.gov.in/en/about-us/. Retrieved 26 July 2026. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

[6] "Kerala govt. plans to introduce marketing, business development division in Agriculture department: Minister Siddique". The Hindu. 30 June 2026. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 26 July 2026.

[7] "Official Web Portal - Government of Kerala". www.kerala.gov.in. Retrieved 26 July 2026.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[6]

[7]