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The other day when I was discussing with my father about the state of agriculture and the problem faced by him as a farmer, he told me some of the challenge. the major problem i have understood broadly include following i) Irregular monsoon and lack of availability of water in our region(i.e,, Rayalaseema region). The situation is so bad that in some areas people have dig bore wells up-to 400-450 feet to get water and the situation is worse in summer. ii) Increase in cost of investment. Cost of seeds, fertilizers, pesticides,manual labor and machinery cost at the time of harvest. iii) Lack of storage facilities that is cold storage and warehouses.Because of this people are selling the produce to middle men on the spot of harvest or selling the produce at the distress rate. iv)lack of proper connectivity to big markets. In case of our region the density of railway network is very less which reduce the scope of exporting the produce. Food packaging industry Rayalaseema region is...

Kadapa distrct is located in the southern part of Andra Pradesh. It is part of Rayalaseema region of Andra pradesh. Cuddapah basin has been well known for a variety of mineral resources, such as barytes(famously mangampeta berieties), asbestos, copper, iron, fullerene, lead, diamonds, uranium, gold, silver, limestone(Mydukuru and jammalamadugu variety), clay, quartz, talc-steatite, granites besides Cuddapah slabs. The forest area in Kadapa district is 5,050 km². It is 32.87% of the district area. The forests of the district are of a dry deciduous type. The deciduous forests are very open and have a luxuriant undergrowth of grass. They are mainly situated on the principal hill ranges, namely, the Veligonda, Seshachalam, Palkonda, Lankamalai and Nallamalai hills. The dominant and most valuable tree is Pterocarpiis santalinus (Red sanders– yerra Chandanam). The religious and historical significance of kadapa can be inferrred from the famous temples, mousques and the majestic forts. the...