Initiatives to be focused during 2019-20
    Sl.         Intervention                                        Details
   No.
                                       Effective utilisation of land.
     1     Planting of Redgram   Additional income to farmers / reduction of cost in 
           on field bunds.                domestic consumption).
                                       Funds will be tapped from MGNREGS and a 
           Construction of                maximum share of 10% of proposal will be extended 
     2     Godowns for storage            from Agriculture Department.
           of critical inputs.         JDAs may be requested to furnish proposals.
                                       Value Addition is necessary for fetching more prices 
                                          for an agriculture produce.
                                       Subsidy for Mini Dal Mills, Mini Rice Mills, Millet 
     3     Promotion of                   Processing Units, Small Oil Extraction units:
           Processing Units.             Other Farmers:  50% of Total Cost limited  
                                                                         Rs.1.25 lakhs per unit,
                                         SC/ST/MF/SF  :  60% of Total Cost limited  
                                                                             Rs.1.50 lakhs per unit,
 Interventions/Crop Diversification to increase the income 
 of farmers & Cropping Intensity:
   Promotion of direct seeding in Paddy crop to reduce the crop 
   period, High yields.
   Promotion of Intercropping of various crops to avoid total crop 
   failures due to vagaries of monsoon.
  Intercropping ratios: 
  Cowpea/ Blackgram/ Greengram + Redgram  in (7:1)
  Cotton + Redgram in (1:1)
  Groundnut + Redgram in (7:1)
  Jowar/Bajra + Redgram in (2:1)
   Discouraging cultivation of cotton in low productive light soils and 
   promotion of Millets/Oilseeds/Pulses.
  Contd...
   Cultivation of Coriander/ Mustard crop for grain purpose is to be 
   promoted in Black Soils.
   Cultivation  of  Safflower  crop  is  to  be  promoted  in  Red  Soils  of 
   Prakasam district.
   Cultivation Border/Trap crops as IPM Strategies for Management of 
   Pests & Stray animals: 
   a) Safflower as border crop against stray animals,
      b) Jowar as border crop in cotton to reduce the spread of sucking  
          pest complex (Jowar utilised for fodder for milch animals),
      c) Castor as Trap crop in Groundnut.
   d) Marigold as Trap crop in Pigeon pea & Bengal gram.
   Pulses such as Blackgram & Greengram to be taken as intercrop 
   with sugarcane crop.
   Contd...
    Pulses   such   as   Redgram,  Blackgram,  Greengram, 
      Horsegram to be taken as intercrop in below 5 years old 
      plantations of Coconut, Oilpalm, Cashew, Mango and other 
      Orchard crops.
    Korra- Bengal gram cropping system is to be stabilised in 
      Prakasam  &  Rayalaseema  districts.  Awareness  may  be 
      created among the farming community about the processing 
      facilities  for  Korra  crop.  GOI has provided assistance for 
      establishment of millet processing units in all KVKs. Millet 
      Processing Units will be supplied to the farmers on subsidy 
      under NFSM- Nutricereals during 2019-20.
    In  North  Coastal  &  Rayalaseema  districts  Horsegram 
      cultivation is to be promoted during Rabi season.
 Contd...
  GOI  &  GoAP  is  very  keen  in  promotion  of  millets 
  consumption to achieve nutritional security and Jowar, Bajra, 
  Ragi,  Korra,  Sama,  Variga,  Ooda  etc  are  categorised  into 
  Nutricereals. So the area under Nutri-cereals is to be increased.
  Seed  production  of  Minor  Millets  &  Ragi  is  also  to  be 
  promoted:  Breeder  seed/Foundation  seed  is  available  with 
  RARS, Nandyal & ARS, Vizianagaram. Financial Assistance 
  of  Rs.3000  per  Quintal  of  Seed  produced  from  NFSM-
  Nutricereals (less than 10 years old variety is to be selected for 
  seed production).
  Promotion  of  Sesame    during  late  Rabi/  Summer  season. 
  Subsidies will be provided in 2019-2020.