Amaravati, Oct. 3 -- The Centre and Andhra Pradesh government on Friday laid the foundation stone for the Rs 1 lakh-crore Global Horticulture Hub (GHH) at Madanapalle in Annamayya district, with Reliance Industries announcing plans to establish an Indian School of Agriculture (ISA) as part of the project.

The GHH, backed by Rs 40,000 crore in central assistance and Rs 60,000 crore in private investment, aims to strengthen horticulture across eight districts of the drought-prone Rayalaseema region and raise its gross value added (GVA), TOI reported.

The foundation stones for both initiatives were laid by Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan, HRD Minister Nara Lo...