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The Ministry of Agriculture, a ministry of the Government of Maharashtra, is the apex body for formulation and administration of the rules and regulations and laws related to agriculture in the state of Maharashtra.Adv Manikrao Shivajirao Kokate is the current minister heading this ministry.
Ganesh Chaturthi, a popular festival in the state. Maharashtra is the third largest state of India in terms of land area and second largest in terms of population in India. . It has a long history of Marathi saints of Varakari religious movement, such as Dnyaneshwar, Namdev, Chokhamela, Eknath and Tukaram which forms the one of bases of the culture of Maharashtra or Marathi culture.
Although Maharashtra is a highly industrialized state of India, agriculture continues to be the main occupation in the state. [17]: 18 Since most of the cultivable land is still rain-fed, the Southwest Monsoon season between June and September is critical to the food sufficiency and quality of life in the state. Therefore, the agricultural ...
The Maharashtra State Agricultural Marketing Board (MSAMB) [14] runs 295 APMCs in Maharashtra, under the APMC Act enacted by the Government of India. [15] In July 2016, the Maharashtra Government removed fruits and vegetables from the purview of the APMCs, [16] urging farmers to directly bring their produce for sale in Mumbai. The government ...
The Government of Maharashtra is the executive governing authority of the Indian state of Maharashtra. The government is led by the chief minister (currently Eknath Shinde since 30 June 2022) who selects all the other ministers. The state has had a Shiv Sena-led government since 2022.
The Maharashtra State Biodiversity Board, constituted by the Government of Maharashtra in January 2012 under the Biological Diversity Act, 2002, is the nodal body for the conservation of biodiversity within and outside forest areas in the State. [110] [111] Maharashtra is ranked second among the Indian states in terms of the recorded forest area.
Ministry of Horticulture (Maharashtra) Style: The Honourable: Abbreviation: Cabinet Minister: Member of: State Cabinet: Reports to: Chief Minister, Maharashtra Legislature: Seat: Mantralaya, Mumbai: Appointer: Governor on the advice of the Chief Minister: Term length: 5 years: Precursor: Devendra Fadnavis (2024- 2024) Inaugural holder: M. D ...
According to the USDA in 2022, the state of Hawaii had over 7,300 farm operations working on 1,100,000 acres. [2] By weight, honey bees may be the state's most valuable export. [ 3 ] According to the Hawaii Agricultural Statistics Service, agricultural sales were US$370.9 million from diversified agriculture, US$100.6 million from pineapple ...