The Department of Agriculture has been created mainly to provide Agricultural Extension services to farmers and to transfer the latest technical knowledge to the farming community, introduction of high yielding varieties, laying demonstrations, imparting training to farmers to improve skills & knowledge to boost up the agricultural production and productivity.

One of the main activity of the department is Crop Survey. Crop Sown in every farm is recorded by the AEOs. The Department assess requirements of agriculture inputs well in advance monitors timely supply of Quality Seeds, Fertilizers, Pesticides, implements and credit, etc to farmers.

The Department also performs the statutory functions under various Acts and regulations (i.e., quality control) to ensure supply of quality inputs i.e., Seeds, fertilizers and pesticides to farmers and implementation of Dangerous Machines Regulation Act.

The Department also carries out certain other functions and scheme implementations such as

1. Soil Testing

2. Trainings to farmers in Rythu Vedikas

3. Agriculture Investment Support Scheme(Rythu Bandhu)

4.  Farmers Life Insurance Scheme(Rythu Bima)

5. Arranging P.P.campaigns/Diagnostic team visits whenever necessary

6. Disaster Management

7. Agricultural Mechanization

8. Organic Farming

9. PM Kisan

10. Centrally Sponsored Schemes