Andhra Pradesh will get a bumper harvest of foodgrains this year notwithstanding devastation caused by cyclones last year, Agriculture Minister K Laxmi Narayana said here today.
"The production of foodgrains this year is expected to touch 225 lakh tonne", Laxmi Narayana said after inaugurating 'Kisan Mela' at Lam village near here.
He said "prompt supply" of farm inputs like seeds and fertilisers by the government to affected farmers aided in recovery of agriculture sector.
"Andhra Pradesh will reap a rich harvest this (agriculture) year in spite of the havoc caused by successive cyclones last year", the minister said.
He said Andhra Pradesh would receive "Krishi Karman" award by President Pranab Mukherjee in New Delhi on February 10.
