Fisheries and Agriculture Department Announcements
September 23 , 2021 1158 days 982 0
A weaving heritage park will be set up in Nagore in Nagai district at a cost of Rs 2 crores in 2021-2022.
The Colour Fish Trade Centre at Kolathur, Chennai will be set up to international standards with Government and private participation.
Tamil Nadu is the 7th state to bring a resolution in the Assembly against the Agriculture Act.
Seven states, including Kerala, Chhattisgarh, Punjab and Rajasthan, have already passed resolutions against agricultural laws.
The four places, namely Melmalaiyanur, Vallam of the Villupuram District, Madhanur of Tirupathur District and Harur of Dharmapuri District will be set up with Agricultural Extension Centres.
A new Seed Testing Station will be set up at Tirupur.
A ‘one day program with farmers’ will be implemented to go to the villages and listen to the grievances of the farmers.
4 organic farmer manufacturing companies will be set up at Dharmapuri, Cuddalore, Ranipet and Thiruvarur.
An animal feed factory will be set up in Thanjavur district.
National Poultry Breeding Farm and Poultry Incubation Establishment will be established at Abikesampatti farm, Tirunelveli District.
A multipurpose hospital and research centre for pets will be set up at Nandanam, Chennai.
Dharmapuri, Krishnagiri-based Tirukkachiruppu Sheep's Research Centre will be set up on 800 acres in Dharmapuri.
A resource centre for the conservation of poultry (Siruvidai kozhi) in Tamil Nadu will be set up at the Madhavaram Poultry Research Station.
In Orathanadu Veterinary College and Research Institute (Thanjavur), Tamil Nadu's Pattanam Sheep and Goat Resource Centre will be established.
50 Special markets would be set up at a cost of ₹8 crore in Chennai, Coimbatore, Madurai, Tiruchi and Salem to showcase the products of products of farmer-producer organisations
An agri course in agriculture engineering would be started at the Agriculture Engineering College and Research Institute in Kumlur, Tiruchi.
Three Government agriculture colleges will come up in Karur district, Kilvelur in Nagapattinam district and Chettinadu in Sivagangai district.