The Government of Andhra Pradesh plans to increase flower cultivation in a mission mode and identified the places in Visakhapatnam District with an aim to generate higher income through flower cultivation, Chief Secretary said.
Chief Secretary I.Y.R. Krishna Rao held a meeting on Thursday with the officers of Forest, Tribal Welfare, Marketing Departments to discuss on the development of Floriculture in Andhra Pradesh and possibilities of taking up Floriculture in Visakhapatnam District. It has been decided to explore seriously the possibilities of commercially growing floriculture in Araku area, where coffee is grown since the climatic conditions required for coffee production and floriculture are one and the same, the Chief Secretary informed.
Advisor of Agriculture Marketing Krishna Rao informed that there are number of people with right expertise in Bengaluru, especially managing I-FAB and their assistance can be taken to go further with this programme.
The Chief Secretary has issued instructions to get a full scale Detailed Project Report (DPR) prepared for taking up floriculture project here. Horticulture Department will get the DPR prepared, based on which further decision would be decided to handle the project.
Senior Officers A.K. Parida, Vidya Sagar, Premachandra Reddy, Usha Rani and others attended the meeting. (INN)