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Banana farmers reaping it rich Updated: Updated: Value chain development programme helping them realise a better price Share Article Value chain development programme helping them realise a better price The initiatives of the Horticulture Department seem to be yielding results. The banana value chain development programme is apparently contributing to the stabilisation of the prices if the statistics available from 2018-19 are any indication. According to information, the programme is benefiting the farmers, more particularly small and marginal farmers, in the State. More than 1.30 lakh farmers are engaged in banana cultivation. Of them, more than 80% are small and marginal farmers, who hold lands less than one acre, or between 2 acres and 3 acres. The total banana production stands at 63.84 lakh tonnes in the State. ....
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Some farmers have doubled their yield, income, says official What started with a modest cultivation in 1990s has transformed Andhra Pradesh into a leading producer of cocoa in the country now. The State’s cocoa production stood at 10,903 metric tonnes (MT) during 2020-21 as against the total production of 27,072 MT in the country. Identifying its potential, the State government has been promoting cocoa cultivation in a big way. Cocoa is being promoted as an intercrop in the State and the awareness about its profitability has been rising among coconut and palm farmers. With improved technology and higher yields, the cross cultivation between coconut, arecanut and other palms has resulted in an increased profitability for farmers and popularity for the programme, say officials. ....