?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Foar.icrisat.org%2F9924%2F&rft.title=Rythu+Kosam%3A+Andhra+Pradesh+Primary+Sector+Mission.+Delta+Region+Baseline+Summary+Report.+Research+Report+IDC-12&rft.creator=Kumara+Charyulu%2C+D&rft.creator=Moses+Shyam%2C+D&rft.creator=Wani%2C+S+P&rft.creator=Raju%2C+K+V&rft.subject=Agriculture&rft.subject=Andhra+Pradesh&rft.subject=Agriculture-Farming%2C+Production%2C+Technology%2C+Economics&rft.subject=Indian+Agriculture&rft.description=Andhra+Pradesh+has+set+for+itself+the+target+of+becoming+one+of+the+top+three+states+in+India+by+the+year%0D%0A2022+in+terms+of+socio-economic+development+and+ease+of+doing+business.+The+state+aspires+to+achieve%0D%0Athe+status+of+a+developed+state+in+the+country+by+the+year+2029%2C+and+the+vision+is+to+lay+foundation+for%0D%0Athe+%E2%80%98Sunrise+state+of+Andhra+Pradesh%E2%80%99.+The+achievement+of+this+vision+is+incumbent+upon+a+fast+paced%0D%0Aand+sustainable+double+digit+growth%2C+delivered+through+a+combination+of+programmatic+and+project%0D%0Ainterventions+with+a+focus+on+sustainable+and+inclusive+development.+To+achieve+its+vision%2C+the+government%0D%0Ahas+charted+out+a+multi-pronged+strategy+comprising+seven+missions%2C+five+grids+and+five+campaigns.+Among%0D%0Athe+seven%2C+the+primary+sector+mission%2C+Rythu+Kosam%2C+is+most+prominent%2C+aiming+at+achieving+%E2%80%98double+digit%0D%0Agrowth%E2%80%99+in+agriculture+and+allied+sectors.+Also%2C+a+massive+outlay+of+investments+over+the+next+five-year%0D%0Aperiod+(2015-2020)+are+targeted+in+the+area+of+agricultural+development+under+consortium+approach+by%0D%0Abringing+state%2C+national+and+international+partners+on+board.%0D%0AIn+partnership+with+the+Government+of+Andhra+Pradesh+ICRISAT+leads+the+consortium%2C+and+has+designed%0D%0Aa+strategy+to+transform+the+agriculture+and+allied+sectors+in+the+state.+The+focus+of+this+mission+is%0D%0Aprimarily%3A+improvement+in+soil+fertility%2C+access+to+better+seed%2C+reducing+the+cost+of+cultivation%2C+productivity%0D%0Aenhancement+and+value+addition+in+the+agriculture%2C+horticulture%2C+livestock+and+fisheries+sub-sectors.%0D%0AInitially%2C+13+pilot+sites+corresponding+to+13+districts+of+the+state+have+been+identified+and+established%0D%0Afor+introduction%2C+testing+and+scaling-up+of+a+range+of+technologies+over+a+period+of+time.+The+proven%0D%0Atechnologies+will+be+scaled-up+to+the+entire+district+with+suitable+institutional+reforms+and+different+scales.%0D%0ASupply+and+demand+side+interventions+are+aimed+for+improving+the+livelihoods+of+farmers+in+the+state.%0D%0AA+major+objective+of+the+present+study+is+to+document+the+current+status+of+the+three+pilot+sites%0D%0Acovering+65+villages+from+eight+mandals+(administrative+divisions)+in+three+districts+(West+Godavari%2C+East%0D%0AGodavari+and+Krishna)+belonging+to+the+Delta+Region+of+Andhra+Pradesh.+Purposive+randomized+sampling%0D%0Aframework+was+used+to+select+representative+villages+from+all+study+mandals+in+the+region.+A+primary%0D%0Ahousehold+baseline+survey+was+conducted+from+representative+sample+farmers+(1229+HHs)+in+the+pilot%0D%0Asites+in+three+districts...&rft.publisher=ICRISAT&rft.date=2017&rft.type=Monograph&rft.type=NonPeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.language=en&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Foar.icrisat.org%2F9924%2F1%2F2016-301%2520Rythu%2520Kosam_Delta%2520Region%2520Baseline.pdf&rft.identifier=++Kumara+Charyulu%2C+D+and+Moses+Shyam%2C+D+and+Wani%2C+S+P+and+Raju%2C+K+V++(2017)+Rythu+Kosam%3A+Andhra+Pradesh+Primary+Sector+Mission.+Delta+Region+Baseline+Summary+Report.+Research+Report+IDC-12.++Technical+Report.+ICRISAT%2C+Patancheru%2C+Telangana%2C+India.+++++