Andhra to sell super-fine rice at 50 a kg and promote crop diversification
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The Andhra Pradesh government announces subsidized prices for essential food items and a new crop diversification plan to encourage farmers to move away from paddy cultivation.
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- The Andhra Pradesh government will offer subsidized rice, onions, wheat flour, and other essential items through special market counters.
- A new plan seeks to divert 8.81 lakh hectares of land from paddy to crops like pulses, maize, and oilseeds for the rabi season.
- Officials intend to purchase a portion of these alternative crops at the minimum support price to incentivize the transition.
- Authorities also plan to open thousands of procurement centers for kharif paddy starting November 1.
What to watch next
- Government negotiations with the Centre to include jowar and ragi in the public distribution system.
- Impact of the crop diversification plan on total paddy production in the state.
- Effectiveness of price stabilisation measures in reducing dependence on onion supplies from Maharashtra.
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K. Atchannaidu
Agriculture Minister
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“The government has also drawn up a plan to shift 8.81 lakh hectares to pulses, maize and oilseeds this rabi, and will buy a fixed share of the harvest at the minimum support price (MSP).”
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…Andhra Pradesh will sell super-fine rice at ₹50 a kg and onions at ₹35 a kg through special counters at Rythu Bazars, Agriculture Minister K. Atchannaidu said on Friday (September 25, 2026). The government has also drawn up a plan to shift 8.81 lakh hectares to pulses, maize and oilseeds this rabi, and will buy a fixed share of the harvest at the minimum support price (MSP). The rice on offer would include the KNM and BPT varieties, Mr. Atchannaidu said. Chakki wheat flour would be supplied through the public distribution system at ₹27 a kg, and palm oil and red gram at subsidised prices.…
Nadendla Manohar
Civil Supplies Minister
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“Andhra Pradesh will begin procuring kharif paddy on November 1, with a target of 37 lakh tonnes and arrangements for prompt payment to farmers”
In the article
…Development Corporation, comprising ₹184 crore in pending dues and an additional ₹94 crore. A budget of ₹190 crore had also been proposed for protective irrigation to safeguard crops. Paddy procurement from November 1 Andhra Pradesh will begin procuring kharif paddy on November 1, with a target of 37 lakh tonnes and arrangements for prompt payment to farmers , Civil Supplies Minister Nadendla Manohar said on Friday. The State will establish 2,619 procurement centres and deploy about 24,000 personnel. About 6.10 crore gunny bags will be kept ready, and nearly 31,000…
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