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Anant Ambani: 'Consider me a son of Andhra'; Ambanis back Naidu's 'Fruit Bowl' dream
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News18•02-10-2026, 16:32
Anant Ambani: 'Consider me a son of Andhra'; Ambanis back Naidu's 'Fruit Bowl' dream
- •Anant Ambani, Executive Director of Reliance Industries, assured Andhra Pradesh CM Chandrababu Naidu of full Reliance cooperation for the Indian School of Agriculture (ISA).
- •Ambani requested Naidu to consider him a 'son of Andhra', which deeply impressed the Chief Minister.
- •Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, CM Chandrababu Naidu, Deputy CM Pawan Kalyan, and Minister Nara Lokesh attended the foundation stone ceremony for the Global Horticulture Hub and ISA.
- •Naidu aims to transform drought-prone Rayalaseema into the world's 'Fruit Bowl' with a projected 1 lakh crore rupees investment, including 40,000 crore government funds.
- •ISA in Madanapalle will focus on education and research in AI, digital agriculture, precision farming, agribusiness, and climate-resilient agriculture.
Key Questions Answered
The Global Horticulture Hub aims to transform the drought-prone Rayalaseema region into the world's fruit bowl by improving irrigation, modern technology, and market access across 10 districts and 5,860 villages.
Anant Ambani assured full cooperation from Reliance for the Indian School of Agriculture (ISA) located in Madanapalle, which will focus on research and education in artificial intelligence, digital agriculture, precision farming, agribusiness, and climate-resilient agriculture.
The project involves an estimated government investment of approximately 40,000 crore rupees, with private investments potentially adding another 60,000 crore rupees, totaling around 1 lakh crore rupees.
