WELCOME STRATEGY FOR AVAILABILITY OF VEGETABLES IN RAINY SEASON ANDHRA PRADESH DEPARTMENT OF HORTICULTURE, ANDHRA PRADESH

AREA & PRODUCTION OF VEGETABLES IN AP S.No Crops 2013-14(Final) 2014-15 (Adv. Estimates) Extent Area in Ha. Production in MT's 1 Beans 17398 208778 12520 187800 2 Bitterguard 4612 54922 4000 44000 3 Bottleguard 2418 26593 2600 31200 4 Brinjal 58026 1160527 32000 640000 5 Cabbage 3024 45367 1500 22500 6 Capsicum 47 434 45 386 7 Carrot 2744 50269 2400 43968 8 Cauliflower 2188 93499 1000 12000 9 Cucumber 7890 157798 7600 152000 10 Chilies green 10880 167240 18000 450000 11 Elephant foot yam 2967 146795 1800 63000 12 Garlic 2177 21767 300 3000 13 Muskmelon 3990 103950 3800 98800 14 Mushrooms   15 Bhendi(Okra) 44095 661419 480000 16 Onion 55808 1004554 37000 666000 17 Parwal/Pointed gourd 187 1496 500 18 Peas 2369 23687 1200 19 Potato 2553 51060 3700 74000 20 Radish 296 3110 344 3612 21 Pumpkin 147 2795 109 2071 22 Sweet Potato 301 6020 290 5800 23 Tapioca (Cassava) 18261 365212 10000 200000 24 Tomato 167723 3354466 120000 2400000 25 Watermelon 5615 146525 10400 270400 26 Other Vegetables 26104 313246 27260 313490 Total Vegetables 441820 8171529 330368 6180027

Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY) - AP Financial Assistance to AP under RKVY including VIUC (Rs. in Lakhs) Year Funds Sanctioned Received Utilized 2008-2009 1601.91 2009-2010 3376.33 2010-2011 2378.32 2011-2012 1965.22 2012-2013 2612.69 2013-2014 2119.32 1361.80

Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY) - AP Major Milestones up to 2013-14 Area Expansion – 14,864 Ha Rejuvenation – 13,872 Ha Hybrid Veg. Seed – 1.15 Lakhs Ha Vegetable Minikits – 5.19 lakh No. Pandals – 3698 Acres Trellies – 3022 Acres Farmers Groups – 111 No. Farm fresh vegetables on wheels – 35 No

ACTION PLAN 2014-15 SL. NO NAME OF THE PROJECT Allocation 1 (Rs. In Crores) SL. NO NAME OF THE PROJECT Allocation 1 STREAM-I : Production Growth including Spice Board Proposal 20.33 2 STREAM-II : Infrastructure & Assets 5.14 3 Admn. Expenses 0.25 4 VIUC : Vegetable Initiatives for urban clusters 8.75 Total 34.47

VIUC (Andhra Pradesh) at a Glance VIUC is implementing in 5 districts of AP Visakhapatnam, Krishna, Guntur, Kurnool and Chittoor ( Visakhapatnam and Chittoor are covering from 2012-13 onwards) and other 3 districts are from 2014-15 onwards. Out lay approved for 2014-15 is Rs.8.75 Crores against which the funds released as on 28-02-2015 are Rs.4.375 Crores and the Expenditure is Rs.3.58 crores. However, the identification for the entire allocation is completed. Physical grounding is under progress Out lay proposed for 2015-16 is Rs.8.95 Crores No of farmers groups proposed in 2015-16 are 46 Nos. Proposed to implement urban farming units in Vijayawada and Visakhapatnam

ALLOCATION & EXPENDITURE 2014-15 under RKVY including VIUC Unspent Balance as on 01.04.2014 Rs. 719 lakhs Amount Utilized Rs. 719 lakhs Provisional UC Submitted Rs. 719 lakhs (Rs. In Crores) SL. NO NAME OF THE PROJECT Allocation Achievement as on 10.03.2015 1 STREAM-I : Production Growth 20.33 13.70 2 STREAM-II : Infrastructure & Assets 5.14 5.72 3 Admin. Expenses 0.25 0.23 4 VIUC : Vegetable Initiatives for urban clusters 8.75 3.58 Total 34.47 23.23

Expenditure of District wise - RKVY(Gen) – VIUC as on 10-03-2015 Progress report for Component wise Physical Targets & Achievements during 2014-15 under VIUC : as on 10-03-2015 Expenditure of District wise - RKVY(Gen) – VIUC as on 10-03-2015 Sl. No Name of the Component Unit Physical Financial Rs. In lakhs Tar Achie. Benef. Target VIUC 1 Supply of Hybrid Vegetable Seed Ha 8060 1655 1665 241.8 49.66 2 Trellies Ha. 273 251 636 51.19 47.03 3 Technology Dissemination Nos. 50 0.00 4 Horticulture Mechanization   i Power/hydraulic operted machines/tools 40 340 16 17.59 ii Power Mahcines (up to 20 BHP) 14 18 16.8 21.60 5 Training of Farmers 2000 395 7.90 6 Permanent Pandals 128 43 127 320 108.50 7 Shadenet house 200 Sqm with Tubular Structure Sqm 120 135 34 85.2 95.85 8 Onion Storage Structure (25 MT) 1 No. 5.25 9 Farm fresh vegetables on wheels 1 No 20 57 10.00 Total 866.24 358.13

PROPOSED ACTION PLAN 2015-16 SL. NO NAME OF THE PROJECT Allocation 1 (Rs. In Crores) SL. NO NAME OF THE PROJECT Allocation 1 Production Growth 15.19 2 Infrastructure & Assets 33.62 3 Admin. Expenses 0.58 4 VIUC : Vegetable Initiatives for urban clusters excluding Admn.1% of Rs.0.089 lakhs 8.86 Total 58.25

Vegetable Initiatives For Urban Clusters PROPOSED ACTION PLAN 2015-16 Sl. No Name of the Component Unit Proposed Targets Phy. Fin. In lakhs Vegetable Initiatives For Urban Clusters 1 Promotion of Farmers groups by providing functional infrastructure for Sorting , grading, packing and collection center Nos. 46 276.00 2 Trellies Ha. 550 103.13 3 Permanent Pandals Ha 180 450.00 4 Farm fresh vegetables on wheels 1 No 15 30.00 5 HRD   i Training of Farmers within the State per two days 1310 26.20 ii Training/Study tour to Technical staff/Field functionaries outside the state per 7 days including head office Ls 1.23 Sub total 886.55 Admin 1% Charges 8.96 GRAND - TOTAL 895.51

RKVY: Success Stories PERMANENT PANDAL TRELLIES Cultivation of gourds on permanent Pandals : Unit cost : Rs.5 lakhs/ha. Subsidy(50%): Rs.2.5 lakhs / ha Maximum limit: 1 ha/beneficiary Yield increase : 30-40% Cultivation of tomato on Trellies: Unit cost : Rs.37500/- /ha. Subsidy(50%): Rs.18750/- / ha Maximum limit: 1 ha/beneficiary Yield Increase : 35-40%

SUCCESS STORY – PERMANENT PANDAL Name of Farmer Danda Subbayamma Village Yanamadala Block Yeddanapudi Post Office Bobbepalli District & Pin Code Prakasam-523101 Landholding 6 Acre Irrigated Un irrigated - Mobile No. 9440849259 Membership in Self-Help Group, Producers Cooperative/Company, Cooperative Society etc.(Give details). Sree Veeranajaneya Kuragayala & Padi Pantala Utpathidarula Sangam Before Adoption After Adoption Crop/ Agriculture Practice Raising Guard Crops traditionally on the Land Raising Bitter Guard crop on Permanent Pendal with Drip Irrigation. Yield of Crop/Product 6 Tons 12 Tons Sale Value 0.6 Lakhs 1.56 Lakhs Input Cost 0.24 Lakhs 0.20 Lakhs Labour Cost 0.16 Lakhs 0.10 Lakhs Any Other Cost Net Saving 1.26 Lakhs

RKVY: Success Story – Shade Net House Name of the scheme :Shadenet House Nurseries Name of the farmer :Sri Yanamadala Surya Narayana Village :Nadendla Mandal :Nadendla, Guntur District. Mobile No. :9866766867 Annual income before establishment of Shade net Veg. cultivation in open condition Rs.90,000 After Establishment of shade net On chilli seedlings Rs.2,94,000 On Tomato cultivation Rs.2,75,000 Total Rs.5,69,000 Total cost of shade Net per one acre Rs.13,50,000/- Department Subsidy per one acre Rs.6,00,000/- Net Profit per one acre during the 1st year Rs.5,69,000/- Net Profit per one acre during the 2nd year Rs.5,50,000/-

RKVY: Success Story – Farm Fresh Vehicle on wheels Farm fresh vegetables on wheels (1 Ton capacity) Sri Venkateswara Vegetable Growers Co-operative Society, West godavari Total cost: Rs. 4 lakhs. Subsidy(50%): Rs.2 lakhs Farmers sell their Vegetables on their own in identified colonies

IDENTIFIED VEGETABLE CLUSTERS IN AP S.No District Name of the Potental mandals Market Source 1 Srikakulam Ponduru, veeraghattam,Etcherla, Srikakulam rural Srikakulam, Barampuram 2 Vizianagaram Mentada, Ramabhadrapuram, Nellimerla,Bondapalli Vishakapatnam, Vzn local 3 Vishakapatnam Anandapuram,Sabbavaram, K.Kotapadu, Araku, Dumbriguda,Hukumpeta   4 East Godavari Korukonda, Seetanagaram,Rajanagaram, Kadium, Tallapudi Rajahmundry, Alamuru, Ravulapalem,Atreyapuram,Tuni Ravulapalem Amalapuram, Allavaram, Ayinavilly, Kotananduru, Amalapuram Kakinada rural, Pithapuram, Gollaprolu, Sankavaram Kakinada,Tuni 5 West Godavari I Pedavegi, Chintalapudi Eluru local 6 West Godavari II Dwarakatirumala, Nallajerla,Peravali Eluru 7 Krishna G konduru, Totlavalluru Vijayawada 8 Guntur I Narakoduru, Mangalagiri Hyderabad,Benguluru, Chennai 9 Guntur II Yedlapadu, Kothapalem,Kondaveedu Guntur,Hyderabad 10 Prakasam I Marturu Marturu,Ongole RBz,Rollapalem 11 Prakasam II santamanguluru, J ponguluru, Ballipurava, Kothapatnam, Ongole,Giddalaluru, Bestavaripeta, Kuruchapadu Marturu,Ongole RBz, Giddaluru 12 Nellore I Nellore Rural, Naidupeta,Ozili,Podalakuru,Guduru, Saidapuram,Dekkili,Tellakuru, Guduru, Nellore, Naidupeta 13 Nellore II Kaligiri, Kavali, Indukurpeta Nellore, Krishna, Guntur, Chennai 14 Chittoor I Penumuru,Gudipala,Madanapally, Kuppam,Vayalpadu Chennai, Benguluru, Hydearbad 15 Chittoor II Gurramkonda,Kalikiri,Kayalguda, KVB Puram(ST), Naranavanam(SC) Chennai, Benguluru, Tirupati, Madanapally 16 Kurnool I Kalluru, Kurnool, Nandikotkuru,Orvakallu,Tapipalem Hyderabad, Coastal districts 17 Kurnool II Kodumuru Hyderabad 18 Kadapa I Pendlimarri, CK Dinne Kadapa town 19 Kadapa II Mydukur, Duvvuru Vijayawada, Nellore,Chennai 20 Anantapur I BK Samudram, Garladinne,Kalaynadurg,Raidurgam,Pamidi, Kambuluru Kolar, Hyderabad,Benguluru, Madanapally 21 Anantapur II Kadiri,Indupur,Penukonda, Dharmavarm, Tanakallu, Nallacherla Benguluru, Chennai

IDENTIFIED FARMERS GROUPS S.No District Number of groups 1 2 3 Krishna 15 Visakhapatam 4 West Godavari-2 6 Guntur-1 8 5 Chittor-2 Chittor-1 14 Total 48

Onion is grown in kurnool and storage facilities can be improved. challenges Glut in tomato crop production and needs support under price stabilisation fund. Support for establishing processing units and varieties suitable for processing Potato is grown in tribal areas of paderu which is high altitude zone which needs to be further strengthened. Onion is grown in kurnool and storage facilities can be improved. Low yields in early kharif onion growing areas of north coastal ap which needs varietal replacement.

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