Archive · 14 Aug 2026
Kadiyam nursery farmers key to region's growth: Minister Durgesh
In a place called Kadiyam in India, lots of families grow plants and little trees in nurseries.
A leader called Minister Kandula Durgesh came to visit them and said they are very important for their region.
He said these farmers help show the beauty of nature to the whole world.
The farmers are part of a big group called the Sir Arthur Cotton Nursery Farmers Association.
The group started with only 20 members and now has about 2,000 members.
During the visit, new shops that sell fertiliser, plant-safety products and shade nets were opened.
A water plant was also opened, and it makes bottled water with the group's own brand name, KNA.
The minister promised to talk to the banks so the farmers can get more money to help their business grow.
He also wants to give them solar motors so they can use the sun's power.
State Tourism, Culture and Cinematography Minister Kandula Durgesh called Kadiyam nursery farmers the backbone of the region's overall development.
The Sir Arthur Cotton Nursery Farmers Association grew from 20 members to around 2,000 members.
Durgesh and Rajamahendravaram Rural MLA Gorantla Butchaiah Chowdary inaugurated pesticide and fertiliser shops, shade net sales centres and a water plant in Kadiyapulanka village.
The association produces bottled water under the KNA brand to promote Kadiyam's identity among tourists and businesspeople.
The minister announced plans for banker meetings, reduced soil-transport burden and solar motors under the PM Surya Ghar scheme for nursery farmers.
- Who
- State Tourism, Culture and Cinematography Minister Kandula Durgesh, Rajamahendravaram Rural MLA Gorantla Butchaiah Chowdary, and the Sir Arthur Cotton Nursery Farmers Association led by president Ratnam Ayyappa
- What
- Inauguration of pesticide and fertiliser shops, shade net sales centres and a water plant, along with pledges of financial and solar-power support for nursery farmers
- When
- Thursday
- Where
- Sir Arthur Cotton Nursery Farmers Association Hall, Kadiyapulanka village, Rajamahendravaram
- Why
- To support Kadiyam's nursery farmers, who the minister called the backbone of the region's development, and to make the nursery sector more profitable
- Minister
- Kandula Durgesh (State Tourism, Culture and Cinematography)
- Association
- Sir Arthur Cotton Nursery Farmers Association
- Membership
- Grew from 20 to around 2,000 members
- Facilities inaugurated
- Pesticide and fertiliser shops, shade net sales centres, water plant
- Location
- Kadiyapulanka village, Rajamahendravaram
- Bottled water brand
- KNA (Kadiyam Nursery Association)
- Planned support
- Special meeting with bankers, solar motors under PM Surya Ghar scheme