?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Foar.icrisat.org%2F9925%2F&rft.title=Rythu+Kosam%3A+Andhra+Pradesh+Primary+Sector+Mission.+North+Coastal+Region+Baseline+Summary+Report.+Research+Report+IDC-14&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+state+has+set+for+itself+a+target+of+becoming+one+of+the+top+three+states+in+India+by+2022%2C+in%0D%0Aterms+of+socio-economic+development+and+ease+of+doing+business.+The+state+aspires+to+achieve+the+status%0D%0Aof+a+developed+state+in+the+country+by+2029%2C+and+the+vision+is+to+lay+the+foundation+for+the+%E2%80%98Sunrise+state%0D%0Aof+Andhra+Pradesh%E2%80%99.+However%2C+achievement+of+this+vision+is+incumbent+upon+fast-paced+and+sustainable%0D%0Adouble-digit+growth%2C+delivered+through+a+combination+of+programmatic+and+project+interventions+with%0D%0Afocus+on+sustainable+and+inclusive+development.+To+achieve+its+vision%2C+the+government+has+charted+out%0D%0Aa+multi-pronged+strategy+comprising+seven+Missions%2C+five+Grids+and+five+Campaigns.+Among+the+seven%2C%0D%0APrimary+Sector+Mission+(Rythu+Kosam+Mission)+is+at+the+top+%E2%80%93+with+the+aim+of+achieving+the+double+digit%0D%0Agrowth+in+agriculture+and+allied+sectors.+The+massive+outlay+of+investments+over+the+next+five-year+period%0D%0A(2015-2020)+is+targeted+at+agricultural+development+through+a+consortium+approach+that+brings+together%0D%0Astate%2C+national+and+international+partners.+In+partnership+with+the+government+of+Andhra+Pradesh%2C+ICRISAT%0D%0Aleads+the+consortium+and+has+designed+a+strategy+to+transform+agriculture+and+allied+sectors+in+the+state.%0D%0AThe+prime+focus+of+this+mission+is+on+improving+soil+fertility%2C+providing+access+to+better+seed%2C+reducing+the%0D%0Acost+of+cultivation%2C+enhancing+productivity%2C+and+value+addition+in+the+agriculture%2C+horticulture%2C+livestock+and%0D%0Afisheries+sub-sectors.+Initially%2C+thirteen+pilot+sites+representing+13+districts+of+the+state+have+been+identified%0D%0Aand+established+for+introduction%2C+testing+and+scaling-up+of+a+range+of+technologies+over+a+period+of+time.%0D%0AThe+proven+technologies+will+be+scaled-up+to+the+entire+district+with+suitable+institutional+reforms+and+on%0D%0Adifferent+scales.+Supply+and+demand+side+interventions+are+aimed+at+improving+the+livelihoods+of+farmers%0D%0Ain+the+state.The+major+objective+of+the+present+study+is+to+document+the+current+status+of+the+three+pilot+sites+covering%0D%0A90+villages+from+eight+mandals+in+three+districts+(Visakhapatnam%2C+Srikakulam+and+Vizianagaram)+of%0D%0ANorth+Coastal+Region+of+Andhra+Pradesh.+Purposive+randomized+sampling+framework+was+used+to+select%0D%0Arepresentative+villages+from+all+study+mandals+in+the+region.+A+primary+household+baseline+survey+was%0D%0Aconducted+from+representative+sample+farmers+(1557+HHs)+in+the+three+districts%E2%80%99+pilot+sites.+The+present%0D%0Areport+also+attempts+to+estimate+the+total+gross+value+addition+(GVA)+across+sample+villages+and+pilot+sites%0D%0Aas+a+whole+from+different+sub-sectors+in+the+primary+sector...&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%2F9925%2F1%2F2016-303%2520Rythu%2520Kosam%2520North%2520Coastal.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.+North+Coastal+Region+Baseline+Summary+Report.+Research+Report+IDC-14.++Technical+Report.+ICRISAT%2C+Patancheru%2C+Telangana%2C+India.+++++