The department, the first of its sort in the nation was set up in 1952 on the suggestion of the Dhar Committee named by the Board of Governors. As one of the bigger branches of IIT Kharagpur, it covers a wide scope of regions managing Post-Harvest Technology, Dairy and Food Engineering, Farm Machinery and Power Workshop, Aqua-Cultural Engineering. Supported research tasks and advancement exercises to manage Integrated Rainwater Management, Soil Tillage, Utilization of Fly debris, Ergonomic Database for Agricultural Equipment, Integrating Remote Sensing Data with Distributed Hydrological Models, Model Pilot Plant for creating mechanical proteins and so on. The office has recorded a few patent applications dependent on its formative work.

Research Laboratories

• Agro-Bio Technology Lab
• Computer Facilities/Computer Lab
• Computer Simulation And Design Lab
• Ergonomics Lab
• Farm Machinery Shed

Research Areas

• Abiotic Stress in Plants
• Agricultural Production and Management
• AgriValue Chain Financing and Management
• Agronomy
• Algal Refinery