3.5.2 Agriculture and allied sectors notes

1. 3.5.2.1Agriculture in AP: agro-climatic zones, land use and rainfall

   AP has six agro-climatic zones, sows only about 30% of its geographical area as net area, and gets most of its rain from the south-west monsoon, with the north-east monsoon vital for the south coast and Rayalaseema.

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2. 3.5.2.2Crops of AP: food grains, paddy, pulses, oilseeds and natural farming (APCNF)

   AP produced about 161.86 lakh tonnes of food grains in 2024-25 (2nd AE), mostly paddy (127.15 lakh t), and its Community-managed Natural Farming (APCNF) programme won the Gulbenkian Prize for Humanity 2024.

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3. 3.5.2.3Horticulture in AP: leading crops, Rayalaseema horticulture hub and exports

   AP is India's largest fruit producer (about 15.6% of national output), with Rayalaseema giving over half of the state's horticulture production, and Budget 2026-27 plans a Rayalaseema Global Horticulture Hub.

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4. 3.5.2.4Livestock, dairy, poultry and sericulture: breeds, national ranks and schemes

   Livestock is the largest single sub-sector of AP's GVA (about 12% at current prices, 2024-25); AP is first in India in eggs, fifth in meat, and second in raw silk after Karnataka.

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5. 3.5.2.5Fisheries and aquaculture: AP's share, regulation and Matsyakara Sevalo

   AP is India's leading fish and shrimp state, giving about 30% of national fish production and about 31% of India's shrimp exports, almost all of it from inland aquaculture in the Godavari–Krishna belt (SES 2024-25).

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6. 3.5.2.6Farmer support in AP: Annadatha Sukhibhava, cultivator rights cards, RSKs, credit, marketing and cooperatives

   AP supports farmers through Annadatha Sukhibhava (₹20,000 a year per farmer family, including PM-KISAN), Crop Cultivator Rights Cards for tenants, 10,778 Rythu Seva Kendralu, interest subvention, a three-tier cooperative credit system and a Price Stabilisation Fund.

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