Push for rubber plantation in 700 acres in Polavaram dist.
Tribal farmers in Polavaram district are interested in establishing a rubber plantation over 700 acres. The Integrated Tribal Development Agency plans to expand rubber cultivation to 3,000 acres, with a target of 1,000 acres by the financial year 2026-27. Officials are tasked with assessing the potential for further expansion and connecting farmers to the Rubber Board for marketing.
- ▪Tribal farmers are interested in raising a rubber plantation in over 700 acres.
- ▪The Integrated Tribal Development Agency aims to expand rubber cultivation to 3,000 acres.
- ▪A target of 1,000 acres is set for the financial year 2026-27.
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The tribal farmers have expressed their interest in raising a rubber plantation in an area of over 700 acres in Maredumilli, Rampachodavaram, and Y. Ramavaram mandals in Polavaram district.This comes as the Integrated Tribal Development Agency (ITDA) in Rampachodavaram has pledged to expand the area under the rubber plantation. The crop has been providing a sustainable livelihood for the tribal farmers over the past decade.“We have set a target to promote rubber plantation in 3,000 acres, including 1,000 acres during the financial year 2026-27. The tribal farmers are evincing their interest in the rubber crop,” Polavaram district Joint Collector and ITDA Rampachodavaram project officer S. Prasanth Kumar stated in a release.Mr.
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