A.P. Agriculture Department’s initiative to boost farmers’ income through value addition

Key Highlights

• The initiative follows a directive issued by Chief Minister N.
• Chandrababu Naidu during the Rythanna Meekosam workshop held at Nallajerla on December 3.
• At a review meeting on Friday, Director of Agriculture Manazir Jeelani Samoon said the primary objective was to institutionalise planning in a way that increases farmers’ income and supports value addition across agriculture, horticulture, animal husbandry and sericulture.
• The Rythu Seva Kendra (RSK) teams would receive structured training on calculating GVA, understanding the factors that influence GVA, and identifying local opportunities available within each RSK jurisdiction, he said.
• “Transforming the mindset and thought process of the farmers requires RSK functionaries to take a proactive role in guiding cultivation practices towards demand-based crops, global market linkages, and value-added production,” he said.