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The Andhra Pradesh authorities plans to springiness a boost to horticulture successful the Rayalaseema and Prakasam regions successful the State by investing ₹40,000 crore, with absorption connected expanding husbandman incomes and enhancing marketplace infrastructure.
Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu connected Tuesday reviewed a broad strategy aimed astatine raising husbandman incomes and strengthening marketplace infrastructure, with absorption connected afloat utilising Purvodaya strategy funds for high-demand horticultural crops. The gathering emphasised the afloat utilisation of funds nether the strategy to enactment farmers.
The Chief Minister directed officials to prioritise the cultivation of 18 globally sought aft horticultural crops successful Rayalaseema and Prakasam, retired of the 65 crops grown successful the region, and to supply farmers with the indispensable infrastructure to maximise productivity and profitability. The program includes processing roads, irrigation projects, and panchayat-level roads, with a full concern of ₹40,000 crore. The inaugural aims to payment astir six lakh horticulture farmers crossed 92 clusters.
Mr. Naidu emphasised that Rayalaseema should beryllium developed into a horticulture hub, with absorption connected certification, traceability, and international-quality production. Farmers indispensable beryllium encouraged to cultivate crops that person beardown marketplace demand. Micro-irrigation, integrated farming, and high-quality array varieties volition adhd worth and guarantee economical benefits for farmers. Like aquaculture, horticulture tin go a starring assemblage for the region, helium said.
The authorities plans to facilitate large-scale infrastructure for production, logistics, acold chains, and transport, including aerial cargo facilities for exports to planetary markets specified arsenic Dubai. Special initiatives volition guarantee that nutrient reaches planetary markets efficiently, perchance transforming the economical scenery of Rayalaseema.
Water proviso improved
Finance Minister Payyavula Keshav highlighted that improved groundwater proviso done projects similar Handri-Neeva has eased horticulture cultivation successful the portion compared to erstwhile years. Increased yields person already boosted husbandman incomes and onshore values, arsenic seen successful districts similar Anantapur.
A full of ₹14,800 crore is planned for circumstantial horticulture projects, with ₹9,000 crore allocated arsenic subsidies to enactment farmers directly. Key crops targeted see banana, guava, sapodilla plum (sapota), pomegranate, mango, onion, tomato, chilli, and lemon, ensuring the State capitalises connected some home and planetary demand.
Senior officials from the Finance, Agriculture, Horticulture, Panchayat Raj, R&B, and Irrigation departments were present.
