Department's Evolution and Growth
The State Government of Andhra Pradesh has launched Primary sector mission during 2015-16 with the objective to achieve double digit inclusive growth. Accordingly strategies were formulated for Agriculture & allied activities under primary sector mission to harness the untapped potentiality under primary sector mission. Horticulture is identified as one of the growth engines with a focus to increase the production and productivity of various Horticulture Crops coupled with value chain development and development of marketing linkages to help the farming community to realization of remunerative price.
The main objectives of the department are : To extend
technical services & guidance to farmers on implementation of new technologies,
introduction of new crops etc. To increase production and
productivity by bringing additional area through diversification of traditional
crops to market driven horticultural crops like fruits and high value
vegetables, spices, medicinal & aromatic plants, plantation crops and flowers. To improve the productivity of
horticultural crops, with the use of high yielding / hybrid quality planting
materials, by rejuvenation of old orchards & by adoption of improved package of
practices etc.
