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Agriculture

Name of the Department :

Agricultural Marketing Department / Office of the Assistant Director of Agricultural Marketing (Administrative) , Cooch Behar

The main objectives of the Department are : to minimize post-harvest loses and prevention of distress sale by the farmers / Producers. Maintenance and development of markets through Regulated Market committees.

Activities / Services Provided by the Department

  1. Market supervision and monitoring of growers’ and consumers’ price.
  2. Supervision of cold storage and warehouses.
  3. Grading and Standardization
  4. Processing and Preservation of fruits
  5. Jute grading training
  6. Subsidy linked Schemes
  7. Skill development programmes to the representatives of FPCs , FPOs, FIGs and Self- help groups at NSTIAM.
  8. Modernized marketing facilities to farmers at Krishak Bazar
  9. Sufal Bangla
  10. Paddy procurement at Krishak Bazaar
List Schemes/ Services offered by the department :
Sl No. Name of Scheme/ Service Benefits under the scheme How to apply (website to apply)/Given blank application form if offline
1. Amar Fasal Amar Gola (Traditional Storage Structure ) Small & marginal farmers , FIGs, SHGs. Subsidy amount: Rs. 6336/- per unit Kacha Gola (TSS) application (433 KB)
2. Amar Fasal Amar Gola (Community Storage Structure ) Small & marginal farmers , FIGs, SHGs. Subsidy amount: Rs. 39,133/- per unit Pucca gola application (589 KB)
3. Amar Dhan Amar Chatal (Paddy processing yard) Farm Family Subsidy amount: Rs. 21,714/- Per unit Chatal (PPY) Application (556 KB)
4. Sufal Bangla Stall Farmers’s get premium price and have rational share in consumer’s price  
5. Food Processing Training & Demonstration Programme Male & Female (Minimum Madhyamic passed & age:18+) 10 days block level & 75 days training programme. Food processing training application (242 KB)

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List of Department Publication ( Annual reports / Scheme Booklet / Awareness Leaflet / Posters /etc )

Departmental Website : http://agrimarketing.wb.gov.in;http://wbagrimarketingboard.gov.in