Directorate of Economics & Statistics (DES) 

The Directorate of Economics and Statistics, an attached office of Department of Agriculture and Co-operation(DAC), is guided by the vision of enriching economic and statistical data and analytical inputs required by the Department of Agriculture & Cooperation for providing better agricultural economic development policy. 

Its mission is to provide important statistics on area, production and yield of principal crops, Minimum Support Prices(MSP), and implement schemes related to improvement of agricultural statistics, and carrying out agro-economic research. 

The main objectives of the Directorate are generation and dissemination of agricultural statistics and research and analysis. The Directorate provides inputs to DAC, CACP and also places a large volume of data and information in the public domain for use of all stakeholders