Department of Agricultural Marketing & Agri Business

Tender notice for Project Co-ordinator and System AnalystTNSFAC      |     TNIAMP - Request for Quotation(E5 Format) Supply of Machinery for Phase - III FPCsTNSFAC      |     TNIAMP - Purchase of Groundnut Decorticator, Digital Weighing Machine & Moisture Meter - Phase - IV FPOTNSFAC      |     TNIAMP - Procurement of Goods under RFQ/Shopping Procedures Procurement Phase - IV FPOsTNSFAC      |     உழவர் உற்பத்தியாளர் நிறுவனங்களின் மதிப்புகூட்டப்பட்ட பொருட்களை நேரடியாக பெற்று பயன் பெறுவீர் !!
Agmark Grading

To provide unadulterated food products to the consumers and to ensure quality, Thirty State Agmark Grading Laboratories and One Principal Laboratory are functioning in Tamil Nadu. Agmark is a quality certification mark on agricultural products in India. Agmark is legally enforced by the Agricultural Produce (Grading and Marking) Act of 1937 (and amended in 1986) by Directorate of Marketing and Inspection, Government of India. Presently Agmark standards cover quality specifications for 223 commodities. This scheme is a voluntary one.

In Agmark Grading Laboratories, products graded are Rice, Pulses, Ghee, Honey, Ground Spices, Whole Spices, Sago, Vegetable Oils, Gram Flour, compounded Asafoetida etc., During 2018-19 agricultural commodities to the tune of 23.58 lakh quintals were graded and grading charges of Rs. 79.78 lakhs has been collected as State revenue.

S.No District Name Agmark Lab Image
1ChennaiPrincipal Laboratory
2KancheepuramChennai (North)
3KancheepuramChennai (South)
4VelloreVellore
5CuddalorePanruti
6ThanjavurThanjavur
7TiruchirapalliTrichy ? I
8TiruchirapalliTrichy ? II
9KarurKarur
10MaduraiMadurai ? (North)
11MaduraiMadurai ? (South)
12TheniTheni
13DindigulDindigul
14VirudhunagarVirudhunagar
15TirunelveliTirunelveli
16TirunelveliThenkasi
17ThoothukudiThoothukudi
18KanniyakumariNagerkoil
19KanniyakumariMarthandam
20SalemSalem
21DharmapuriDharmapuri
22CoimbatoreCoimbatore
23ErodeErode ? I
24ErodeErode ? II
25ErodeChithode
26ErodePerundurai
27CoimbatoreTiruppur
28CoimbatorePalladam
29CoimbatoreKangayam ? I
30CoimbatoreKangayam ? II
31CoimbatoreVellakkoil