ABCs An Emerging Hope for Sustaining Agriculture

Over 4500 farmers of Prakasam and Guntur districts in Andhra Pradesh have become self-reliant as they can bargain better price for their produce. M N Kulkarni, V Suresh and S Gopal Reddy discuss the benefits Agri-Business Centres (ABCs) have brought to the lives of the farmers as today they could get the agricultural inputs and equipment at their doorsteps on lower rental charges in their village. They can also hire costly equipments at nominal hire charges for completing agricultural operations on time.

- M N Kulkarni, V Suresh and S Gopal Reddy