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Andhra Pradesh to Transform Rayalaseema into Global Fruit Bowl with Rs 1 Lakh Crore Investment
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News18•25-09-2026, 12:45
Andhra Pradesh to Transform Rayalaseema into Global Fruit Bowl with Rs 1 Lakh Crore Investment
- •Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu announced plans to develop Rayalaseema into a world-class horticulture hub, aiming to make it a global fruit bowl.
- •The state will launch an integrated horticulture hub program on October 2 in Madanapalle, Annamayya district, including the foundation stone laying for the Indian School of Agriculture.
- •The Rayalaseema Integrated Horticulture Hub will span 10 districts, including erstwhile Prakasam, across 201 clusters, with a total investment of nearly Rs 1 lakh crore under a public-private partnership model.
- •Initiatives like micro-irrigation, Handri-Neeva and Galeru-Nagari projects, farm ponds, and check dams have created a favorable environment for agriculture in the previously drought-prone region.
- •Naidu directed officials to integrate horticultural crops, Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs), food-processing industries, and marketing systems, and to prepare an alternative crop plan to mitigate El Nino's impact.
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The foundation stone for the Rs 1 lakh crore Rayalaseema Horticulture Hub will be laid on October 2 at Madanapalle in Annamayya district by Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu and Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.
The development works involve nearly Rs 1 lakh crore under a public-private partnership model, with the government investing Rs 40,000 crore and the private sector providing Rs 60,000 crore.
The foundation stone for the Indian School of Agriculture, established by Reliance to offer high-standard education and training, will also be laid at the Madanapalle programme.
