Naidu seeks Nirmala Sitharaman’s support for setting up of Indian School of Agriculture in A.P.
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu has requested Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's support to establish an Indian School of Agriculture in Madanapalle. The proposed institution aims to focus on AI in agriculture, digital farming, and climate-smart research through a partnership with the Reliance Group.
Why it matters
This initiative highlights the growing integration of AI and private-sector partnerships in modernizing Indian agricultural infrastructure and food processing.
Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu has requested Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to extend support for the establishment of the Indian School of Agriculture (ISA) at Madanapalle with the collaboration of Reliance Group. The State government would be signing an MoU for it with Reliance on August 3, he told Ms. Sitharaman in a meeting at his residence here on Friday.
He noted that the ISA was a part of the Rayalaseema Integrated Horticulture Development Plan and said it would focus on AI in agriculture, digital agriculture, and climate sustainability and promote cutting-edge research in climate-smart agriculture, digital farming, post-harvest systems and global market intelligence. It would also play a key role in attracting investments in food processing, logistics, and agritech through public-private partnership and as the anchor partner, the Reliance Group would set up startups, incubators and accelerators.
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