The National Horticulture Board (NHB) has selected Anantapur, Kurnool and Kadapa districts in the State for the implementation of a pilot project of the Cluster Development Programme (CDP). It is one of the 53 horticulture crop clusters in the country with a specific crop in each cluster.
The NHB has approved an additional layout of funds for the total project cost of ₹269.95 crore suggested by Andhra Pradesh. Of this, pre-production and production would get ₹116.50 crore, post-harvest management and Value Addition ₹74.75 crore, and logistics, marketing and branding will get ₹78.70 crore.
As the first instalment, the NHB would provide ₹100 crore funding as its share of 40% and 60% would be invested by the private implementing agencies.
