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University of Agricultural Sciences, Bengaluru
University of Agricultural Sciences Bangalore, a premier institution of agricultural education and research in the country, began as a small agricultural research farm in 1899 on 30 acres of land donated by Her Excellency Maharani Kempa Nanjammanni Vani Vilasa Sannidhiyavaru, the Regent of Mysore and appointed Dr. Lehmann, German Scientist to initiate research on soil crop response with a Laboratory in the Directorate of Agriculture. Later under the initiative of the Dewan of Mysore Sir M. Vishweshwaraiah, the Mysore Agriculture Residential School was established in 1913 at Hebbal which offered Licentiate in Agriculture and later offered a diploma programme in agriculture during 1920. The School was upgraded to Agriculture Collegein 1946 which offered four year degree programs in Agriculture. The Government of Mysore headed by Sri. S. Nijalingappa, the then Chief Minister, established the University of Agricultural Sciences on the pattern of Land Grant College system of USA and the University of Agricultural Sciences Act No. 22 was passed in Legislative Assembly in 1963. Dr. Zakir Hussain, the Vice President of India inaugurated the University on 21st August 1964.
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ThesisItem Open Access CONSUMPTION PATTERN OF FRUITS AND VEGETABLES IN BENGALURU CITY(UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES GKVK, BENGALURU, 2016-08-10) APARNA, K. S.; Nagaraja, G. N.The present study was conducted to know the Consumption pattern of fruits and vegetables in Bengaluru city. The study revealed that the important factors influencing the consumers to consume fruits and vegetables are consumer’s perception, health consciousness, convenience, affordability, nutrition, diet requirement and source of energy. About 66.67 per cent of consumers consume fruits once a day followed by 27.78 per cent two times a day and 5.56 per cent all three times a day. 50 Per cent of consumers consume vegetables twice a day, 38.89 per cent all three times a day and 11.11 per cent only once a day. 53.33 per cent of the consumers buy fruits and vegetables as and when needed, 26.67 per cent of consumers buy once in two days, 11.11 per cent of consumers buy daily and 8.89 per cent of the consumers buy weekly once. 54.44 per cent of households prefer modern retail stores with least preference to online shopping. The majority 77.78 per cent consumers prefer fresh fruits and vegetables, 22.22 per cent of consumers prefer cut fruits and vegetables. High price of fruits and vegetables and nonavailability of required quality and type of fruits and vegetables are the major constraints faced by the consumers. From this it can be suggested that the modern retail outlets can display nutritional value and advantages of consuming fruits and vegetables to influence consumers to purchase fruits and vegetables.ThesisItem Open Access SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT OF BIO-CRAFT PRODUCTS FROM SILK WASTE COCOONS(UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES, GKVK BENGALURU, 2017-09-25) RAJESAB NADAF; Gracy, C.P.The study was conducted to know the utilization of cut/pierced mulberry silkworm cocoons obtained from grainages as decorative crafts from handicrafts makers. The data from three handicrafts units and 30 randomly selected customers were obtained from Kolar, Chikkaballapura and Mysore districts of Karnataka.Silk cocoon handicraft articles like garlands, different types of flowers, artisans and flower pots were designed. The average capital requirement to start the business was around Rs.36,000 which resulted in a business turnover of Rs. 9,38,424. Bio-craft units yield 5-6 per cent net returns on initial investment. The net profitability index for cocoon garland was 1.28, whereas individual flowers and other craft items showed 1.26 and 1.31 net profits for every rupee cost. Majority of the customers preferred single flowers (93.3 %) while cocoon artisans (26.6 %) was the least preferred bio-craft item. Fishbein-Rosenberg model for customer importance rank of silk cocoon handicrafts characteristics revealed that single flowers with an importance coefficient of 0.708 was the most preferred followed by designed mud pots (0.587). Short inventory, quick turnover and consistent consumer demand for cocoon craft are the strengths of bio-craft units. Lack of skilled designers was the major constraint followed by too much hardship in sale of handicrafts.ThesisItem Open Access EVALUATION OF EXTENSION PUBLICATIONS FOR MYSORE STATE, INDIA(University of Agricultural Sciences GKVK, Bangalore, 1968) Ganapathy, Kolla R; Boatian, Lloyd RAbstract not availableThesisItem Open Access FARM FINANCING IN KOLAR DISTRICT BEFORE AND AFTER AMALGAMATION OF RRBs – A CASE STUDY OF PRAGATHI-KRISHNA GRAMEENA BANK(UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES GKVK, BENGALURU, 2016-12-14) AMARNATH, M.B.; JAYARAM, M.S.The present study was carried out in Kolar district of Karnataka State with the main objective of analyzing the compositional flow of credit and financial services provided to farm and non-farm economic activities by Pragathi-Krishna Grameena (PKG) Bank. Both primary and secondary data was collected and analyzed to achieve the objectives of the study. The results of the study revealed that after amalgamation of RRBs the agricultural gold loans and agricultural overdraft loans increased from 59 per cent to 72 per cent. Further, among investment loans medium-term loans have increased from 40 per cent to 66 per cent respectively due to better performance of RRBs after amalgamation. In the case of minority community loans, the Muslim community accounted for highest share in total loans disbursed. However, their share decreased from 72 per cent to 60 per cent after amalgamation due to low repayment. The bank accounts such as jandhan account, savings bank account, fixed and recurring accounts and coverage of beneficiaries under the crop insurance scheme have positively increased during the period after amalgamation. The recovery of loans also increased from 85 to 91 per cent after amalgamation. Hence, to sustain the increased flow of production, investment and priority sector loans and loans to weaker sections, banking system may have to focus on - linking of credit with marketing, recovery of loans, filling-up of vacant posts with professionals, improving the infrastructural facilities - both hard and soft facilities.ThesisItem Open Access IMPACT ANALYSIS OF QUALITY PADDY SEED ON PRODUCTION AND PRODUCTIVITY IN BIHAR STATE(UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES GKVK, BENGALURU, 2016-10-10) ASHIS, DAS; Venkata Reddy, T.N.Rice is India’s prominent crop and staple food for the native population of eastern and southern part of the country.The good seed in a good field produces abundantly.The present study is an initiative to analyse the impact of quality seed on productivity in Bihar. The objectives of the study was to analyze the supply chain of quality paddy seed in public and private sector, examine the factors responsible for increase in paddy productivity and analyze the socio-economic impact of increased paddy productivity on farmers. The data was collected from 120 farmers of Samastipur and Muzzafarpur districts of Bihar state. The major findings of the study are the supply chain of paddy was more integrated in private sector than in public sector. The flow of seeds in chain was continuous in public sector where as in the case of private sector it was broken. Quality seed followed by seed replacement rate are two major factors influenced paddy productivity. Little more than half of the paddy growers replace the seeds once in three years. The socio-economic impact of growers’ sown hybrid seeds were found better than high yielding variety growers. The annual income of hybrid paddy growers was higher than farmers growing high yielding varieties with difference in the mean score of 0.85.There is a need to make the availability of quality seeds and strengthen the supply chain.ThesisItem Open Access BRAND PREFERENCE AND CONSUMPTION PATTERN OF JAM AND KETCHUP IN BENGALURU CITY(UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES GKVK, BENGALURU, 2016-08-12) SWATHI, A. S; Mandanna, P. KJam and Ketchup are the two food variants that are commonly consumed along with a host of food products. The study analysed the brand preference and consumption pattern of Jam and Ketchup in Bengaluru city. The primary data was collected from 90 respondents. Garrett's ranking technique and factor analysis tools were used for" analysis of the data. Majority of the consumers were not aware about the jam and ketchup producing companies. The brands of jam present in the market were Kissan, Tops, Cremica, Druk, St. Dalfour, Dana, and Sil brands. The brands of ketchup present in the market were Kissan, Maggi, Tops, Delmonte, Heinz, Cremica, Natures best and Chingz. In both the cases of jam and ketchup, good taste was the major reason for preference of particular brand. Time saving and affordability, taste and offers, hygienic, brand popularity and product quality are the factors that determine the influencing factors for consumption of jam. Brand popularity and packaging, promotional strategy, good taste and complementary product and time saving are the factors that determines the influencing factors for consumption of ketchup. TV advertisement was the promotional strategy that influenced the consumption of jam and in case of ketchup, it was print media. Television was one of the sources of information to the consumers about the various brands of jam is furnished and in case of Ketchup is concerned, point of sale was one of the sources of information.ThesisItem Open Access A STUDY ON AGRI- ENTREPRENEURIAL ACTIVITIES OF SC AND ST IN TUMAKURU DISTRICT OF KARNATAKA(UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES GKVK, BENGALURU, 2016-05-11) BHANU PRAKASH, N; GANAPATHY, M.Slnspite of agriculture being a major source of livelihood, the productivity as well as profitability in agriculture have been significantly low in the country. In the absence of local entrepreneurship, the opportunities in agriculture are clinched by outsiders, particularly the urban businessmen and traders. leading to exploitation and deprivation of employment for the local farmers. The study was conducted in Tumakuru district of Karnataka during the year 2013-2014. Tumakuru district has been purposely selected for the study because of the availability of large number of both the SC and ST farmers. In Tumakuru district four taluk viz. Madhugiri, Sira Pavagada and Koratagere from each of the selected taluks, two villages were selected for the study. Thus, totally eight villages were selected for the study, viz. Nagenhalli, Chandragiri, Panjiganahalli Gungenahalli, Kottugudda, Ajampalli, Barka and Mallapanahalli Then, 10 farmers were selected from each village by using random sampling procedure. Thus, the total sample size for the study constituted 80 respondents. The data was collected by direct personal interview method using pretested structured schedules. The data was analyzed using statistical tools like frequency, percentage; mean, standard deviation, correlation coefficient and t-test. The respondents were in the middle age group years, entrepreneurs were illiterate, majority were males and many agri-entrepreneurs were having medium size family,. More than 50 per cent of the farmers belonged to joint family. The average size of the land holding was 6.07 acres, 63 members of respondents were members of institutes. About 42.50 per cent of the respondents belonged to low entrepreneurial behavior, followed by 33.75 and 23.75 per cent of them belonging to medium and high entrepreneurial behavior ability categories respectively. The correlation coefficient values indicated that the characteristics, viz., education, size of land holding, annual income, mass media participation, extension participation and level of aspiration were positively and significantly correlated with entrepreneurial behaviors. According to Garatte's ranking major constraints were Market availability(66.72). family background (59.52) and Social Barrier (57.47) with 1 st, 211d and Jrd Suggestions expressed by SC and ST farmers were: easy availability of finance (85.00%) and Improving marketing system (76.25 %).ThesisItem Open Access AN ANALYSIS OF PRICE FORECASTING TECHNIQUES FOR ONION AND TOMATO CROPS(UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES GKVK, BENGALURU, 2015-07-14) SHRUTHI, J; Nagaraja, G. NAgricultural price forecasts are an integral component of trade and policy analysis. As the prices of agricultural commodities directly influence the real income of consumers and it also affects the consumers’ access to food. For the purpose of this study two such agricultural commodities are selected i.e. onion and tomato because of huge demand and price fluctuation. The present study was conducted using ten years monthly prices and arrivals of onion and tomato at Bengaluru and Kolar APMC market, respectively. The data for the above period was collected from Kirshi Marata Vahini website and the selection of markets for the study was done on the basis of maximum quantity of arrivals for the markets. The forecasting models used for onion crop are Auto Regressive Integrated Moving Average (ARIMA), Seasonal Auto Regressive Integrated Moving Average (SARIMA) and Generalized Auto Regressive Conditional Heteroscedastic (GARCH). The forecasting models used for tomato crop are ARIMA, Auto Regressive Integrated Moving Average exogenous variable (ARIMAX) and GARCH. These models were used to forecast prices for next 12 months. In case of onion price, SARIMA model was found to be the best forecasting model by giving a Minimum Absolute percentage error (MAPE) value 21.24 per cent. In tomato crop, ARIMAX model was found to be best forecasting model with a minimum MAPE value of 59.06 per cent. The identification of the best forecasting model would help the producers, consumers as well as suppliers in taking appropriate decisions.ThesisItem Open Access BUSINESS PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS OF RICO WINES IN BIJAPUR DISTRICT(University of Agricultural Sciences GKVK, Bangalore, 2014-08-10) VIVEKANAND, P. PATIL; UMESH, K. B.The habit of a consuming wine is growing in the recent past. wine is considered more as health drink rather than alcohol. The government of Kamataka has announced wine policy as result of which many wine yards were established, Rico wines in Biapur district was one such unit The specific objectives of the study are to analyse the growth in production, sales, financial performance, branding, consum'er performance, pricing and sales strategies adopted by the firm. The primary data was collected from 80 consumers. The growth rate analysis, financial ratio analysis, descriptive statistics, and garrets ranking techniques were used. The simple growth rate and compound annual growth rate of production of Rico wines was 34.66 % and 22.27 %, respectively. The Rico wines have inadequate cash balance to meet day-to-day requirements and depend more on the networking capital to form the current assets. The brand name and company name is same as Rico for all the 10 variants. The sales strategies adopted were discount in price on eve of Christmas and New Year. Fifty two per cent of the consumers in Belgaum preferred white wine remaining 47.50 % preferred red wine. In Bijapur, majority 62.5 % preferred red wine followed by white wine (37.5 %). Majority (55 %) of the consumers in Belgaum consumes wine for pleasure while consumer in Bijapur consumed to relieve stress (50 %). Cent per cent of the respondents consumed only the Indian wines. Consumers are not price sensitive. The wine was consumed across different income groups.