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University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad

The University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad was established on October 1, 1986. The University has 5 Colleges, 27 Research Stations, 6 Agriculture Extension Education Centers, 6 Krishi Vigyan Kendras and ATIC. The University has its jurisdiction over 7 districts namely Bagalkot, Belgaum, Bijapur, Dharwad, Gadag, Haveri, and Uttar Kannada in northern Karnataka. Greater diversity exists in soil types, climate, topography cropping and farming situations. The jurisdiction includes dry-farming to heavy rainfall and irrigated area. Important crops of the region include sorghum, cotton, rice, pulses, chilli, sugarcane, groundnut, sunflower, wheat, safflower etc. The region is also known for many horticultural crops. Considerable progress has been registered in the field of education, research and extension from this University.

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    Profile study of Women self help groups in gadag district of Northern Karnataka
    (UAS, Dharwad, 2005) C.M.Devalatha; L.V.Hirevenkanagoudar
    A study was conducted during April-May 2005 Ron and Gadag taluk of Gadag district. The purpose was to obtain a comprehensive knowledge of the Self help groups in Gadag district with special importance to the motivational factors in the formation of Self help groups, economic additive undertaken, suggestions of the members and socio-economic and psychological characteristics of SHG members. All the representative of women self help groups were interviewed. The findings of the study revealed that (90.00%) of the groups were formed into self help groups due to financial problems. Nearly 48.33 per cent of the Self help groups by 25 per cent of them undertaking collectively whereas, remaining 26.66 per cent of them did not take up economic activities either individually or collectively. Suggestions of the respondents such as quick release of loan, marketing facilities to be improved, training should be intensified with basic orientation as well as skill development, transport facilities to be provided for better marketing, providing infrastructure facilities for selected activity, supervision by higher authority. The socio-economic and psychological profile reveals that majority of the members were young age group (71.67%), literate (65.00%), nuclear family (65.83%), medium size family (60.00%) and married (86.67%). The predominant occupation was agriculture for their livelihood. Majority (70.67%) of respondents participated in training programmes. Almost 65.83 per cent of the respondents belonged to medium level of achievement motivation whereas, 71.67 per cent of them belonged to medium innovativeness category. Majority of the groups offered medium amount of loan (0.05 to 1.20 lakh). In respect of loan repayment, 80 per cent of the banks achieved high payment rate during 2003-04. Whereas, 42.86 per cent of the bank had achieved medium loan repayment, 80 per cent of them beneficiaries borrow loan from Self help groups.