Andhra Pradesh plans subsidised rice and expanded crop procurement
Andhra Pradesh plans to sell super-fine rice at ₹50 a kilogram and onions at ₹35, while promising minimum support price procurement for several alternative crops. The measures are intended to move 8.81 lakh hectares away from paddy and chilli during the coming rabi season.
The Andhra Pradesh government plans to sell super-fine rice at ₹50 a kilogram and onions at ₹35 a kilogram, according to The Hindu. The measures form part of a proposal aimed at shifting farmers away from paddy and chilli during the coming rabi season. The stated target is to move 8.81 lakh hectares of land into other crops.
The government has promised full minimum support price procurement for ragi, red gram and black gram. It also plans to procure up to 30% of green gram, chickpea, groundnut and sunflower production, according to the report. The available material does not specify when the retail prices will take effect, how the procurement will be administered, or the estimated cost of the programme.
It also does not provide details of the current areas under the crops being targeted for reduction. The plan links consumer prices for rice and onions with an effort to encourage crop diversification. Its stated focus is the forthcoming rabi season and the provision of price support for selected alternatives to paddy and chilli.
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