The Andhra Pradesh government has unveiled plans to develop ten districts, especially Rayalaseema, as major horticulture hubs to boost production, exports, and rural incomes.

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• Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu directed officials to prepare integrated action plans to develop ten districts as horticulture sector clusters.

• The Chief Minister stated Rayalaseema region along with Prakasam and Markapuram districts should be developed as the world’s largest horticulture cluster.

• Officials were instructed to align horticulture production with global market demand targeting five hundred million metric tonnes of horticultural output.

• Dubai based DP World has expressed interest in establishing a large horticulture cluster creating global scale supply chain opportunities in Andhra Pradesh.

• The government aims to mobilise private investment alongside financial support from the central government’s Purvodaya development scheme.

• Chief Minister emphasised creation of logistics infrastructure including food processing units ports cold storage warehouses and integrated supply chains.

• Fast tracking irrigation projects including Veligonda Annamayya Galeru Nagari and Polavaram linked schemes was prioritised to support horticulture expansion.