THE PROGRESS AND CHALLENGES IN PROVIDING AGRICULTURAL INPUTS VIA RYTHU BHAROSA KENDRALU IN ANDHRA PRADESH: AN EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS

Abstract

The purpose of the study is to evaluate the state of the delivery of different agricultural inputs and the difficulties encountered in demonstrating the same. It takes place in one o agriculturally underdeveloped mandals of Kurnool District, Andhra Pradesh. The Rythu Bharosa Kendram (RBK) was founded by the Andhra Pradesh government to promote knowledge and give farmers agricultural inputs. The distribution of seven agricultural inputs—fertilizers, seeds, machinery and equipment for agriculture, crop insurance, financial aid, energy, and irrigation—was surveyed for this study.

The respondents were chosen through the use of random sampling techniques. Both in-person interviews and structured questionnaires were used to gather the data. Out of eight topics, respondents were asked about 24 factors, and they were requested to mark their answers on the survey form. IBM SPSS was used as the statistical program for data analysis.

It's interesting to note that the respondents had high levels of satisfaction with the financial aid, quality of the fertilizer, and enrolment procedure. In a similar vein, respondents expressed dissatisfaction with the cost of seeds and fertilizers, the availability of variety seeds, irrigation infrastructure, and government assistance in the development of irrigation systems.

Keywords: Rythu Bharosa Kendram (RBK), Financial Assistance, Custom Hiring Centre, Crop Insurance, Agriculture Equipment and Machinery.