Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu AMARAVATI: Andhra Pradesh is embarking on an ambitious nearly Rs 1 lakh crore horticulture development programme aimed at transforming drought-prone Rayalaseema and adjoining areas into a major fruit-production, processing and export hub, with the initiative set to cover 5,869 villages and benefit about 9.6 lakh farmers. The three-year Global Horticulture Hub — Rayalaseema Rising, structured as an Integrated Horticulture Deve