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Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu connected Friday underscored the request for accelerated enlargement of nutrient processing facilities crossed Andhra Pradesh, directing officials to prioritise the constitution of these units successful each MSME parks being developed successful the 175 Assembly constituencies.
Mr. Naidu, who chaired a reappraisal gathering connected the Agriculture Department, said that worth summation to cultivation nutrient is the astir effectual mode to guarantee maximum income for farmers.
He besides emphasised the value of demand-driven agriculture and encouraged the promotion of commercialized crops, intercropping and earthy farming techniques. He insisted that agri-tech tools, specified arsenic workplace mechanisation, drones and outer technology, indispensable beryllium introduced wide to amended ratio and trim input costs.
Highlighting the value of worth addition, Mr. Naidu said that consciousness should beryllium fixed regarding FPOs, nutrient processing units, merchandise refinement and technological packaging. He directed officials to guarantee that farmers are afloat informed astir minimum enactment prices, PM-KISAN benefits, input subsidies, Rythu Bazaars and marketplace linkages.
Mr. Naidu besides called for the statewide promotion of the Agriculture Department’s recently developed Farmer App, which provides real-time accusation connected onshore records, harvest data, upwind patterns, pest alerts, marketplace prices, ungraded investigating and marketplace intelligence. He noted that timely accusation could importantly amended decision-making for farmers.
Commending field-level agriculture, horticulture, sericulture and aquaculture assistants, helium said they play a important relation successful taking authorities programmes to each farmer.
Aid to farmers
Responding to falling banana prices successful Anantapur, Kadapa and Nandyal districts, wherever 40,000 hectares are nether cultivation, Mr. Naidu directed officials to guarantee enactment prices and fortify marketplace linkages. Increased accumulation successful different States and rain-induced harm to export-grade nutrient person impacted prices, officials explained. The Chief Minister advised exploring transport done waterways, railways and aerial cargo to boost marketplace access.
Expressing dissatisfaction with the Cotton Corporation of India’s procurement process, helium noted that farmers were facing difficulties contempt booking slots connected the CCI app. He directed officials to instrumentality up the contented with the Centre and guarantee that fabric farmers bash not endure losses.
The Chief Minister announced that helium would actively enactment successful the “Raitanna – Meekosam” outreach programme scheduled betwixt November 24 and 29, and again connected December 3, urging nationalist representatives and officials to instrumentality portion and prosecute straight with farmers.
Agriculture Minister K. Atchannaidu joined the gathering online, portion elder officials from the Agriculture, Horticulture and Marketing Departments were present.
