Given the importance of the agricultural sector, the Department of Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Cooperative, Government of Jharkhand, have taken various measures for its sustainable development.
Schemes are as follows:
- Conversion of fallow land into cropped area.
- Double cropping rice fallow scheme: encouraging farmer to grow other crops in off season
- Agriculture mechanization promotion scheme for women and SHG
- Jalnidhi : initiated in 2015-16 to provide different source of irrigation
- Horticulture development scheme
- Organic certification and organic fertilizer production
- Agriculture fair, Workshop, training exposure, award, publicity and extension
- Special crop scheme: Promotes the cultivation of thick crops like ragi, gudgi,jowar,madua and other pulse
- Single window and mobile based e solution: knowledge of efficient and modern methods of agriculture, assistance suggestions, information
- Distribution of agriculture tools and pump sets
- Interest sub vention scheme: 3% interest waive off
- Grants in Aid to Birsa university
- Centrally sponsored scheme:
- National mission for sustainable agriculture
- National horticulture mission
- Soil Health card scheme