Issues of Agriculture in Andhra Pradesh
Issues of Agriculture in
Andhra Pradesh
A study by JVV-AP
Agriculture has been the chief source of income for the state's economy.
Andhra Pradesh is an exporter of many agricultural products.
Rice, sugarcane, cotton, chilli pepper, mango, and tobacco are the local
crops.
Agriculture plays an important role in the livelihoods of people as 70% of the
population live in rural areas and depend on agriculture and related
livelihood opportunities.
Close to 19% of state GDP is from Agriculture & Horticulture.
Major Problems in AP
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Extension of flood relief to millet crops & virus
affected crops
Shortage of Godowns & Cold storages
Capacity
Needs 3X Capacity as
increased in
production
Rental Charges
Many facilities
owned by private
owners & they're
charging 45rs per
bag per year.
Additional Charges
incurring additional
expenditure on
transportation and
rentals for cold
storage charges in
other places
Post Harvest Losses
incurring heavy post-
harvest losses on
fruits, agriculture
and other products
such as red chillies
Agriculture in Andhra Pradesh faces several issues such as virus-affected crops, overuse of pesticides, tenant farmer struggles, MSP implementation problems, and more. These challenges impact the livelihoods of many farmers in the state.
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Issues of Agriculture in Andhra Pradesh A study by JVV-AP
Agriculture has been the chief source of income for the state's economy. Andhra Pradesh is an exporter of many agricultural products. Rice, sugarcane, cotton, chilli pepper, mango, and tobacco are the local crops. Agriculture plays an important role in the livelihoods of people as 70% of the population live in rural areas and depend on agriculture and related livelihood opportunities. Close to 19% of state GDP is from Agriculture & Horticulture.
Major Problems in AP 01 02 03 & virus affected crops 04 05 06 Over Usage of pesticides Tenant Farmer's Over Burden by increased prices for pesticides & Urea MSP for all crops Extension of flood relief to millet crops Shortage of Godowns & Coldstorages
Tenant Farmer's According to the 70th round of the NSSO report, the state has 35.7% tenant farmers, while the national average is 10.4%. In this backdrop, the state also has farmer suicides at an extreme level, which increased from 664 in 2018 to 1029 in 2019, as per the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) Rythu Bharosa scheme Failure of govt in the transfer of benefit to tenant farmers.
Minimum Support Price The government promised to pick up stocks from growers if they fail to get MSP for their crops from private traders. Poor implementation of the scheme False promises lead to over production of paddy in both AP & TS. The Centre worked out the MSP based on the (A2 + FL) +50 formula, which is much lower than the C2 cost.
Over Usage of pesticides & Insecticides Environment Water and soil Contamination Direct impact on Humans Effect on soil fertility
Over burden by increased prices Pesticides Urea & DAP Prices of key insecticides and pesticides have increased 5-15 per cent over the past year Shortage of urea & DAP lead to buy at higher prices in june 2021.
Extension of flood relief to millet crops & virus affected crops With no financial assistance being released by the Centre for crop damages due to heavy rains last November, the AP government will release nearly Rs 542 crore as input subsidy to the affected farmers soon to help them resume cultivation of crops. Crops being raised in about 9.26 lakh acres suffered damages due to heavy rainfall and floods in both the rabi and kharif seasons with an estimated production loss of 6.65 lakh metric tonnes. Over 80% of chilli production damaged by new unidentified virus in guntur district, AP. Govt needs to extend the relief to the farmers.
Shortage of Godowns & Cold storages Capacity Needs 3X Capacity as increased in production Additional Charges incurring additional expenditure on transportation and rentals for cold storage charges in other places Rental Charges Many facilities owned by private owners & they're charging 45rs per bag per year. Post Harvest Losses incurring heavy post- harvest losses on fruits, agriculture and other products such as red chillies
