Andhra Pradesh is virtual bio-reserve, which is unique both in terms of
biodiversity and abundance. The six agro-climatic zones viz., North Coastal
Zones, Southern Zone, Krishna Zone, Godavari Zone, Scarce rainfall zone, High
altitude and Tribal areas of the state provide ample opportunities for growth
across the sectors with diverse product choices for the farmers and the markets.
Andhra Pradesh is having moderately huge agriculture crops biodiversity. The
conservation and sustainable utilization is the need of the hour. The state
represents one of the richest repositories of biodiversity in the whole of south
and south East Asia due to varied topography from the hilly ranges of Eastern
Ghats, the Nallamalais to the shores of Bay of Bengal. The major commercial
crops are paddy, jowar, groundnut, tobacco, chillies, cotton, castor and
sugarcane, while these and is a home to at least seven species of millets, 12
species of pulses, 6 species of oil seeds and each one of them sporting dozens
of varieties (Table).
The State attained a prominent position in the country in
Livestock Sector which is an integral part of agriculture sector. Andhra Pradesh
has some of the richest livestock resources that take pride in the country in
having famous and world renowned Livestock breeds like Ongole and Punganur in
cattle, Godavari Buffaloes, Nellore in sheep and Aseel in poultry.