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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.
Ministry of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (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 ...
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 ...
As of December 2024, He serves as the Cabinet Minister for Agriculture in Maharashtra under the government led by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde. His portfolio includes initiatives aimed at modernizing the agricultural sector, supporting farmer welfare, and implementing water resource management projects .
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 Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture (PDA) is a cabinet-level agency in Pennsylvania. [2] The department's purpose is to support a sustainable and safe supply of food and agricultural products; be good stewards of the land and natural resources; promote the viability of farms; protect consumers; and safeguard the health of people, plants, animals and the environment.
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.