The Board is consisting of an President nominated by Government and of the following members.

[As per section 36 of “Tamilnadu Agricultural Produce Marketing (Regulation) Act 1987”]

1. 27 Non-Official Members (Chairman/Special officers of 27 Market committees)
2. Commissioner of Agricultural Marketing and Agri Business
3. Registrar of Co operative societies
4. Managing Director, Tamilnadu State Warehousing Corporation
5. Agricultural Marketing Advisor, Government of India
6. President, Tamilnadu Cooperative Marketing Federation
7. An Officer from the Agriculture Department in the secretariat not below the rank of Deputy Secretary to Government dealing with the subject Agriculture Marketing

1. Creation and maintenance of market infrastructure facilities by Engineering wing of TNSAMB
2. Imparting training to farmers and officials related to marketing
3. Organizing seminars, workshop and exhibitions
4. Establishment of food parks ie.,Mega Food Park and Agro processing clusters
5. Coordinating Agro Export promotional activities viz., obtaining Geographical indication and creating awareness through seminars and buyer seller meet

The scheme aims at development of modern infrastructure and common facilities to encourage group of entrepreneurs to set up food processing units based on cluster approach by linking groups of producers/ farmers to the processors and markets through well-equipped supply chain with modern infrastructure. 

A)Mega Food Park - Gangaikondan, Tirunelveli District

A Mega Food Park Project is developed with the both basic enabling and core infrastructure facilities in an extent of 50 acres at SIPCOT Industrial Estate, Gangaikondan, Tirunelveli District at a project cost of Rs.77.02 Crore. Hon’ble Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu inaugurated the Gangaikondan Mega Food Park on 07.02.2025 in Tirunelveli District.

B)Agro Processing Clusters

Small Food Parks with infrastructure facilities in an area of 10 acres are being established in Seven locations with a project cost of Rs.191.88 Crore.

Location of Agro Processing Clusters

A Geographical Indication (GI) tag is a sign used on products that have a specific geographical origin and possess qualities or a reputation that are essentially due to that origin. From the year 2021-22, steps are being taken to obtain Geographical Indication tag for 40 agricultural produces in Tamil Nadu through TNSAMB.

GI Registered Crops

S.No	Crop	District
1	Sholavandan vetrilai	Madurai
2	Virudhunagar Samba Vathal	Virudhunagar
3	Panruti Palapazham	Cuddalore
4	Panruti Cashew	Cuddalore
5	Ramanadu Chithiraikar Rice	Ramanathapuram
6	Puliyankudi Acid Lime	Tenkasi
7	Chettikulam Small Onion	Perambalur

GI Applied Crops

Tamil Nadu State Agricultural Marketing Board Training Centre is a State Level Training Centre Started during 1971 and functioning at Uthamacholapuram in Salem Market Committee campus.

The trainings are being conducted to the officials and staffs of Department of Agricultural Marketing and Agri-Business besides training to farmers on food processing, value addition, marketing of agricultural produce and e-Nam.

Objectives:

• Increasing capacity building quality of officials of Department of Agricultural Marketing & Agri Business and Market Committees.
• Increasing the farm income by empowering the farmers on market intelligence and crop diversity.
• Empowering the farmers and members of Farmers Producer Organization and Commodity Groups through collective approach.

The International Flower Auction Centre was established in an area of 7.56 acres of land at a cost of Rs. 20.20 Crore from the Supply Chain Management Fund Phase –I of the NABARD-WIF Fund in Moranappalli Village, Krishnagiri district.

The facilities such as cold storage, assaying, handling, packing, training and auction halls are available in this centre. Cut flowers are assayed and auctioned daily.