Archive · 25 Nov 2025
AP CM reviews horticulture development for Rayalaseema
The Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, Chandrababu Naidu, had a meeting to talk about how to help farmers in the Rayalaseema area and Prakasam district grow more fruits and vegetables.
The goal is to make farmers earn more money by improving things like roads, storage places, and ways to sell their crops.
They also talked about using new technology and growing crops that people want to eat.
The government plans to spend a lot of money on these projects.
Many important people, including the Finance Minister, were there to help make these plans.
The Chief Minister wants to make Rayalaseema a big place for growing fruits and vegetables and even ship them to other countries.
Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu reviewed the progress of horticultural development in Rayalaseema and Prakasam districts.
The meeting focused on subsidies, marketing, food processing, infrastructure, irrigation, transportation, certification, and traceability of produce.
An action plan is being designed to support 5.98 lakh farmers across 92 clusters in Rayalaseema and Prakasam districts.
Measures include improved infrastructure, irrigation, transportation, marketing facilities, and a Rs 40,000-crore action plan.
The government is considering shifting food habits, in-demand crops, modern technology, and air cargo shipping to Dubai for re-export.
- Who
- Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu, ministers, senior officials, Finance Minister Payyavula Keshav
- What
- Meeting to assess progress of horticultural development in Rayalaseema and Prakasam districts
- When
- Tuesday
- Where
- Rayalaseema region and Prakasam district
- Why
- To enhance farmers' income through horticulture and transform Rayalaseema into a horticultural hub
Government
Farmers
Funding and Support
Government
The government is providing significant funding and infrastructure support to promote horticulture in Rayalaseema and Prakasam districts.
Farmers
Farmers hope that the government's initiatives will translate into tangible benefits and improved livelihoods.
- Meeting Date
- Tuesday
- Focus Areas
- Subsidies, marketing, food processing, infrastructure, irrigation, transportation, certification, traceability
- Target Farmers
- 5.98 lakh
- Target Clusters
- 92
- Target Districts
- Rayalaseema and Prakasam
- Initiatives
- Development of Infrastructure Projects (DIP), improved irrigation, increased transportation, better road access, food processing industries, godowns, enhanced marketing, air cargo shipping to Dubai
- Considerations
- Shifting food habits, in-demand crops, modern technology, certification and traceability of produce
- Attendees
- Ministers, senior officials, Finance Minister Payyavula Keshav
- Action Plan Budget
- Rs 40,000 crore
- Cultivation and Marketing Budget
- Rs 14,000 crore (including Rs 9,000 crore in subsidies)
- Key Crops
- Banana, sugarcane, papaya, pomegranate, mango, onion, tomato, chilli, lemon
