AP to introduce groundnut harvesters

As a measure of some relief to the drought hit farmers of the Anantpur distt of Andhra, the state has announced to made available the groundnut harvester from Kolkata based firm at subsidised rate. Groundnut is the major crop in the water scare region, which is only next to the Jaisalmer area of Rajasthan in terms of poor rainfall. The private has quote for 1.8 lakhs for each harvester, which is too far from the region's resource scare farmers. So, govt asked the ANGRAU to develop the affordable model in association with the firm @ Rs 70k.