RARE

Rural Agri Region Economy

Beyond the RRR to the state boundary

Agriculture, green economy and agri-based enterprise. Elevates rural districts through agriculture, livestock, fisheries, forestry-based livelihoods, handlooms, handicrafts and eco-tourism.

Agriculture · agro-industry · rural livelihoods

Agriculture productivity & value addition

Shift rural income from raw output to processed value captured inside the district.

  • District-level agro-processing units

    Primary processing and cold chain sited near production, not at the metro edge.

  • Farmer producer organisation scale-up

    Aggregation so smallholders reach institutional buyers directly.

Livestock, fisheries & forestry livelihoods

Diversify rural income beyond crops into protein and forest-based value chains.

  • Inland fisheries expansion in reservoirs

    Stocking, cold chain and market linkage for inland fisheries.

  • Minor forest produce value chains

    Processing and fair-price procurement for forest-dependent communities.

Handlooms, handicrafts & eco-tourism

Treat craft clusters and landscape assets as export and tourism industries with design and market support.

  • Craft cluster design and e-commerce support

    Design studios and direct-to-consumer channels for weaver clusters.

  • Eco-tourism circuits with community operators

    Circuits run by local operators so revenue stays in the district.

Green economy & net-zero in rural districts

The statewide net-zero goal applied outward: renewables, biomass and soil carbon in RARE, not pollution offloading.

  • Distributed solar on agricultural feeders

    Feeder-level solarisation to decouple farm power from the grid peak.

  • Biomass and agri-waste to energy

    District plants converting crop residue into energy and biochar.

Rural digital public infrastructure

Digital technology flowing across all three zones rather than concentrating in CURE — the Society 5.0 framing in the vision.

  • Fibre to every gram panchayat

    Backhaul as the precondition for rural telemedicine, education and commerce.

  • AI advisory services for farmers

    Local-language advisory on sowing, pest and price signals.