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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 × End date: 2007 × Start date: 2007 × Type: Thesis × Thesis Type: M.Sc ×
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    PRODUCTION OF EGGPLANT AND LADIES FINGER UNDER CONTRACT FARMING IN KARNATAKA-AN ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
    (University of Agricultural Sciences GKVK, Banglore, 2007-11-13) NINGANAGOUDA, M. PATIL; N. NAGARAJ
    This study is an attempt to analyze economics of production of eggplant and ladies finger under contract farming, the transaction cost incurred from the point of view of farmer and benefits accrued to small farmers. The sampling for the study consist 60 contract farmers, 30 each growing eggplant and ladies finger in Namdhari Fresh, a subsidiary of Namdhari Seeds Private Limited. A sample of 30 farmers each, growing egg plant and ladies finger who were not participating in contract farming were selected as control. Contract farming ensures farmers with quality inputs, technical guidance and market.
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    ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF IPM TECHNOLOGY IN REDGRAM CULTIVATION IN NORTH EASTERN DRY ZONE OF KARNATAKA
    (University of Agricultural Sciences GKVK, Banglore, 2007-11-13) K.M.PAVAN, KUMAR; G. N. NAGARAJA
    The present study was under taken in North Eastern Dry Zone (Gulbarga district) of Karnataka during 2006-07 to study the economics of IPM technology, resource productivities, externality and the constraints faced by the farmers in the adoption of IPM technology. The net returns realized on IPM farms (Rs. 3889.6) are higher than the returns realized on non-IPM farms (Rs. 1975.6). The resource productivities indicate that organic manure, human labour, machine/bullock labour and 1PM components of the IPM farms positively influenced the gross returns and plant protection chemicals were found to be negative but not significant. The regression coefficients of seeds of the non-IPM farms were significant and plant protection chemicals were negative and significant. The mean technical efficiency of 1PM farmers was 95.5 per cent and that of non-IPM farms was 79.5 per cent. Machine/bullock labour in case of IPM farms and in non-IPM farms Human labour and Machine/bullock labour were over used while seeds, organic manure, fertilizer and 1PM components were under used in case of both 1PM and non-IPM farms. Plant protection chemicals in IPM farms, plant protection chemicals in non-IPM farms were in irrational region (111 region) of the production function. The intercept dummy variable introduced to capture the overall difference in the input use and gross returns between the farmers practicing IPM and the non-IPM was Rs. 1352.39 and was statistically significant. The environmental impact quotient under recommended IPM practices was 6.0 and in farmer's IPM practice it was 8.5 while that on farmer's plant protection practice on non-IPM redgram farms was 31.4 and in recommended conventional pest protection practice it was 10.9. Returns from redgram, age and education are the major components that influence adoption of 1PM. non availability of resistance varieties was the major constraint.
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    ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF TRADITIONAL MEDICINE SYSTEM AND CULTIVATION OF ASSOCIATED MEDICINAL PLANTS OF KERALA
    (University of Agricultural Sciences GKVK, Banglore, 2007-10-05) MONISH, JOSE; K.B. UMESH
    Kerala is well known for the existence of traditional medicine practices in harmony with modem medicine. Market imperfections, increasing demand for herbal medicine followed by unscientific and destructive harvesting methods from the wild is tampering the state forest resource. Against this backdrop, the present study focuses on estimating the economics of cultivation of medicinal plants for augmenting their supply and analyzing the intermediaries' market share. The study probes economics of treatment under different medicinal systems and determinants behind their selection. The result of the study identifies rheumatoid arthritis, peptic ulcer, hemorrhoids and common cold as the common problems for which patients resort to altemative medicine. For treating hemorrhoids and peptic ulcer ayurvedic medicine showed a lower cost of Rs.960 and Rs.7718, compared to other systems. On the Contrary, rheumatoid arthritis and common cold ayurveda showed a higher cost of Rs.28750 and Rs.220, respectively. The cost of medicine was lowest in siddha. In ayurveda, low side effects was ranked first (35 %) as the main reason for adopting this system, and in allopathy, curability was ranked high (25%). Age and number of days taken for cure were found to have a negative influence in going for ayurvedic medicine. Days of suffering was found to be the only factor which made patients to shift from allopathy to ayurveda. The net return per rupee of expenditure was Rs.1.05 for Adathoda vasica and Rs.1.47 for Plumbago zylanica. The estimated demand elasticities were positive in all the medicinal plants considered. The share of margin and cost of pharmacies stood high irrespective of plants and the channels. The result implies lack of price regulatory body in herbal medicine sector and development of formal collaboration between different medicinal systems for efficient and effective health care. The cultivation of medicinal plants should also be promoted for reducing the demand supply gap
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    ECONOMIC PERSPECTIVE OF FARMERS' SUICIDES A SYMBOL OF AGRARIAN CRISIS IN KARNATAKA
    (University of Agricultural Sciences GKVK, Banglore, 2007-09-29) SHRISHAIL, D. NAGATMAN; R. S. PODDAR
    Growing number of farmers' suicide cases in India and Kamataka points to a deeper crisis in Indian agriculture. In Kamataka, 10,959 farmers committed suicide during 1996-2000 and another 3000 during 2000-03 and the death toll is continues unabated. Therefore different economic dimensions of suicide were probed in the present study involving 30 farmers who had committed suicide and 30 farmers who had not committed suicide. Data pertaining to various farm business aspects of deceased farmers during 2003-04 were collected. Findings of the study revealed that 90 per cent of the victim farmers were practicing dry farming. Majority of the farmer victims were male farmers (90%). About 60 per cent of farmers suffered from psychological stress/mental duress arising out of the agrarian distress. Debt burden, inter alia, was the major cause for the farmers' suicide as almost all the farmers in the study borrowed from one or the other source or from more than one source. While the amount borrowed per suicide farmer was Rs. 1, 07,961 and that by the non-suicide farmer was Rs. 42,063. High proportion of (73 %) farmers depended on moneylenders for loans reflecting the limited reach of public financial agencies among farmers. Farm financial ratio analyses like net capital ratio (NCR), Debt Asset Ratio (DAR) brought forth the fact of agrarian crisis arising out of poor returns and heavy indebtedness. Most of the non-institutional loans were diverted for non-agricultural, consumptive, distress spending. The study suggests formulation of a comprehensive agrarian policy for the study area as well as for similar agrarian regions. A multidisciplinaiy expert committee should be constituted to study the problem of suicides and farm indebtedness; especially where private moneylenders prevail. There is a need to prevent farmers' suicides by social institutions such as Ryot Jagruti Vedike rather than to undertake ad-hoc measures
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    TRADITIONAL AND SRI METHODS OF PADDY CULTIVATION - A COMPARATIVE ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
    (University of Agricultural Sciences GKVK, Banglore, 2007-08-29) SIVANAGARAJU, P.; H. BASAVARAJA
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    AN ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF PADDY BASED FARMING SYSTEMS IN SOUTHERN KARNATAKA - A CASE STUDY OF MANDYA DISTRICT
    (University of Agricultural Sciences GKVK, Banglore, 2007-08-29) TANVEER, AHMED; VELAS, S. KULKARNI
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    CONTRACT FARMING IN HYBRID VEGETABLE SEED PRODUCTION IN NORTHERN KARNATAKA-AN ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
    (University of Agricultural Sciences GKVK, Banglore, 2007-08-29) ASHOK KUMAR, H. A.; S. B. HOSAMANI
    Contract farming can be described as half-way house between farm production and corporate farming. It involves contractual relation between farmers and central processing or exporting unit/firms. Seed is a vital input and dynamic instrument for increasing agricultural production. The study analyzed the costs, returns, production efficiency and modus operandi of private seed firms in hybrid vegetable seed producing taluks viz., Ranebennur, Hirekerur and Byadagi in Haveri district of Karnataka The primaiy data were collected (during 2004-05) from 120 seed growers comprising 30 each for tomato, brinjal, okra and ridge gourd from private seed firms. The data subjected to Cobb-Douglas and frontier production function analysis besides tabular presentation. The results revealed per acre seed production cost estimated to be Rs. 54893, Rs. 36688, Rs. 29288 and Rs. 35868 in tomato, brinjal, okra and ridge gourd, respectively. The per acre yields of seed obtained were 78, 302, 298 and 140 kgs in tomato, brinjal, okra and ridge gourd seed growers group.
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    ECONOMIC EVALUATION OF VANILLA CULTIVATION IN UTTARA KANNADA DISTRICT OF KARNATAKA
    (University of Agricultural Sciences GKVK, Banglore, 2007-08-29) RAJESH, D. B,; M. G. KERUTAGI
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    ECONOMICS OF RED BANANA PRODUCTION UNDER CONTRACT FARMING IN KARNATAKA
    (University of Agricultural Sciences GKVK, Banglore, 2007-08-29) RAGHAVENDRA, NADUVINAMANI; N. R. MAMLE, DESAI
    India has been a predominantly agrarian economy since time immemorial. The development efforts over the last four decades have doubtlessly strengthened our industrial base. However, agriculture continues to be the main stay of our economy even today. This study has been undertaken to know the economics of red banana production under contract farming in Kamataka. The primary data was collected to study the resource use effieieney, detailed information on input used and output sold and problems faced by the contract farmers for 35 farmers for 2004- 2005.