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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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Subject: Agricultural Economics × Author: DIVYA LEKSHMI, U × Start date: 1990 ×
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    IMPACT OF THE KERALA CONSERVATION OF PADDY LAND AND WETLAND ACT, 2008 ON FARM ECONOMY: A SOCIO-ECONOMIC AND ECOLOGICAL ANALYSIS
    (University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore, 2021-12-16) DIVYA LEKSHMI, U; VENKATARAMANA, M. N.
    The Kerala Conservation of Paddy land and wetland Act, 2008 was enacted to control the extensive conversion of paddy land in Kerala. A random sample of 160 paddyfarmers from Alappuzha and Kottayam districts was surveyed for the study. Bai-Perron structural break analysis revealed that there was a break in paddy area and productionduring 2007-08, which coincided with the enactment of the Act. Although the compoundannual growth rate for paddy area was negative before and after the break periods, the rate of fall was diminishing as time proceeded. The fall in the growth rate in area after the Act (-2.52 %) was lower than the period before the Act (-4.40 %). Around 38 per cent of the sample farmers faced problems due to the Act, of which the major challenge was improper data bank entries that led to unnecessary spending of money, time and effort. Despite these challenges, the sample farmers followed different rice-based cropping systems with proper government support as input subsidies, production bonuses etc. and earned reasonable returns. The government has extended all kinds of financial and production support to the paddy farmers in the area through different paddy promotion schemes and strictly monitoring the illegal paddy land conversions through committees at local, district and state levels. The rice-fish integrated cropping system was found to be the most profitable among the three systems, namely, CS-I (rice mono-crop), CS-II (rice-rice) and CS-III (rice fish). The rice-fish cropping system realized the highest net returns (Rs. 2,66,771 per ha) and returns per rupee of expenditure (2.52). Around 75 per cent of the farmers expressed that the land fertility and crop yield has increased after the Act implementation. Promotion of rice-fish cropping system and implementation of public custom hiring units would augment the profitability of paddy in the study area.
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    SUSTAINABILITY AND RESOURCE USE EFFICIENCY LEAD CROP PLANNING FOR EASTERN DRY ZONE OF KARNATAKA UNDER DIFFERENT RISK REGIMES
    (UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES GKVK, BENGALURU, 2016-07-13) DIVYA LEKSHMI, U; Chandrakanth, M.G
    The cropping pattern adopted by farmers in a rainfall deficit area in proximity to peri urban and urban center will not only depend upon agroclimatic and socio economic factors but also on their entrepreneurial ability. The farmers in the Eastren Dry Agroclimatic Zone are facing severe groundwater overdraft along with relatively low rainfall, but lured by market forces supported by infrastructure such as linkage by railways and roadways (highways) connected to Bangalore Metropolis on the one side and Chennai Metropolis on the other. The cropping pattern in Eastern Dry Zone is largely dominated by high value commercial crops such as vegetables, fruits, flowers. Farmers while responding to the market conditions in urban and peri urban set up, need to consider the rapidly depleting groundwater table. In addition, the subsidies and incentives by the State regarding electricity for pumping groundwater, subsidy on fertilizers, seeds, credit subsidy, in addition to price support for crops, directly and indirectly influence the decision making and obviously the cropping pattern