The expenditure on agriculture and allied sectors has increased by 9.16 times since 2011, according to information provided by the state government.
Bangla Shasya Bima Yojana has safeguarded 1.13 crore farmers against crop losses. Claims worth Rs 3,938 crore at zero cost got settled till 2025. The state government pays the insurance premium giving relief to the farmers. The income of the farmers has doubled from 2022.
Bengal is India’s leading rice producer contributing 12.8 per cent of national output. The state is the second largest vegetable producer in the country which is 29.19 million tonnes till 2023. The Agriculture department held a series of meetings with the farmers to encourage them to grow vegetables along with rice. This has worked fine with the state’s vegetable production, which has gone up quickly.
The state government ranks third in the country in horticulture output (33.19 million MT 2021) and second in tea production (373.48 million kg 2024).
Bengal ranks first in the country in cold storage capacity at 5.95 million MT, which is 43 per cent above the national average. Every year, nearly 55 lakh metric tonnes of paddy are directly procured from 16 lakh small and marginal farmers. The agriculture department takes the initiative to collect paddy directly from the farmers bypassing the middlemen and this has increased the collection over the years.
Under the Sufal Bangle scheme, 640 outlets and 9 bulk hubs serve 3.5 lakh consumers daily across the state and connect over 80,000 farmers. In the state budget for 2025-26, Rs 200 crore has been allocated to expand the scheme with 350 new outlets and 200 procurement centres at haats and regulated markets.
The state government is offering short-term new agriculture loans (Kisan credit card) up to Rs 1 lakh at 0 per cent interest for one to five years.
The state government has given emphasis to reduce agriculture imports and encourage exports. A warehousing grid along national highways is to come up to provide logistics linkages for agriculture produce.