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Andhra Pradesh Agriculture Minister K. Atchannaidu has directed officials to commence fabric procurement crossed the State from Wednesday done the Cotton Corporation of India (CCI).
The Minister issued instructions to instantly operationalize 30 procurement centres to guarantee that farmers bash not endure losses owed to the cyclone’s interaction and fluctuating marketplace conditions. Mr. Atchannaidu stated that fabric was cultivated implicit 4.56 lakh hectares successful the State during the 2025–26 season, with an estimated output of astir 8 lakh metric tonnes. The authorities would guarantee that farmers person the Minimum Support Price (MSP) of ₹8,110 per quintal arsenic fixed by the Centre.
The Minister advised farmers to travel the prescribed procedures for selling their produce. Farmers indispensable archetypal registry their details done Village Agriculture Assistants (VAAs) utilizing the CM App astatine Rythu Seva Kendras. Subsequently, they should publication slots done the “Kapas Kisan” app with the assistance of VAAs and merchantability fabric lone done CCI-approved procurement centres (via ginning mills) that conscionable prime standards.
Mr. Atchannaidu instructed territory agriculture and selling officials to usher field-level unit and guarantee afloat practice to farmers during the procurement process. He emphasized that strict monitoring should beryllium maintained to implicit fabric purchases smoothly and transparently crossed each centres.
