Farmers in arid regions of Palnadu have often been at the receiving end due to the vagaries of nature, uncertainty of yield and volatile market conditions.
Now, all that is going to change, with a Centre for Excellence being set up under an Indo-Israel bilateral agreement in backward areas of Palnadu, promising to usher in a qualitative leap in production of disease-resistant chilli and value-added products like chilli flakes, chilli oil, chilli briquettes, etc.
“This Centre for Excellence is a boon to farmers in Palnadu as this will help farmers see for themselves the modern methods of farming using less water, pesticides and enhance the quality of production. This it will pave the way for an increase in local economy and will help farmers study technologies like shade net house, poly house, etc. to grow vegetables and fruits in a limited area,” said Member of Parliament, Narsaraopet, Lavu Srikrishnadevarayulu.
