visakhapatnam the state government has set up about 10800 rythu bharosa kendralu rbksthese agricultural centres are serving as a one stop shop for knowledge dissemination and supply of inputs to the farmers niti aayog in its best practices in social sector a compendium 2023 prepared with best practices from different states and union territories has included rbksthe objective of the rbks is to ensure the availability of pretested certified and quality inputs of agriculture and allied sectors at a competitive price at the village level it is the first of its kind in the nation and renders services from seedtosale despite technological advancements in the country and in the agricultural sector farmers have relied on the advice of fellow farmers and input dealers they often pay exorbitant amounts to fetch seeds fertilizers and other inputs by the time the crop is harvested the farmers receive poor quality yields are deprived of remunerative prices as a result of fleecing by middlemen and are forced into debt traps to tide over the difficulties faced by the farmers the ap government established rbks in 2019