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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: Ph.D ×
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    ECONOMICS OF SURFACE WATER IRRIGATION INSTITUTIONS IN CAUVERY BASIN OF KARNATAKA
    (University of Agricultural Sciences GKVK, Banglore, 2007-11-14) ROHITH, , B.; M.G. Chandrakanth
    In this study the economic and institutional dynamics of Water User Cooperative Society (WUCS) is assessed with regard to performance of WUCS, membership and their Willingness to Pay (WTP) for irrigation in Cauvery basin of Kamataka. Field data was collected from Presidents of 30 WUCS in T. Narasipura Taluk of Mysore and from sample of 30 farmers each belonging to Active-WUCS (well performing), Active-CU-WUCS (well performing with conjunctive water use) and Passive-WUCS (not so well performing as control).
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    PRODUCTION AND VALUE ADDITION IN NATURALLY COLOURED COTTON UNDER CONTRACT FARMING -AN ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
    (University of Agricultural Sciences GKVK, Banglore, 2007-08-29) M.T. DODMANI; L.B.KUNNAL
    The present study was undertaken with an overall objective of economic analysis of coloured cotton production and value addition under contract fanning in Dharwad district of Northern Kamataka. Multistage purposive sampling technique was adopted in the selection of the district, taluk, village and cultivators of naturally coloured cotton. Data collected pertains to the 80 farmers and 57 processing units comprising of one ginning unit, 11 spinning units, 45 weaving units and one garment unit during the year 2005-06. Statistical tools like tabular presentation; functional analysis, Timmer's and Kopp measure of technical efficiency were used to fulfil the objectives of the study.
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    PRODUCTION AND MARKETING OF UNDER UTILIZED MILLETS IN KARNATAKA - AN ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
    (University of Agricultural Sciences GKVK, Banglore, 2007-08-29) ANNESH, D. NAIK; LB. KUNNAL
    Small millets are one among the traditional group of cereal crops and are cultivated in areas where they produce a more dependable harvest compared to any other crops. The present study is an effort in this direction to study all aspects of production and marketing of underutilized millets. The growth in savi area was negative and significant for both sample district (-1.934%) and the state (-5.620%) as a whole. Accordingly the production of savi also showed declining trend for both the sample districts and state. The state as a whole, the growth rates of foxtail millet area (-8.922%) and production (-8.462%) showed significant declining trend, while growth rate of foxtail millet productivity (0.396%) was found to be positive and statistically significant. The per hectare total cost of cultivation of little millet and foxtail millet worked out to be Rs.7236.92 and Rs.6587.22, respectively. Gross returns realized from one hectare of savi and foxtail millet grown by the sample farmers were Rs.8442.96 and Rs.7350.00, respectively. Allocative efficiency was 41.35 per cent, technical efficiency was 62.45 per cent for little millet sample farmers and thus the economic efficiency was 25.82 per cent. Technical efficiency (70.67%) and allocative efficiency (31.45%) achieved by foxtail millet sample farmers resulted in economic efficiency of 22.23 per cent.. The share of producer seller of little millet in the consumer's rupee was 82.42 percent while in channel III and IV, it was 28.49 per cent and 28.44 per cent respectively. The producer's share in consumer's rupee of foxtail millet was 77.87 per cent in channel I and II, whereas in channel III and IV, it was 31.21 per cent and 28.03 per cent respectively. The study suggested that the farmers can better utilize their marginal lands by cultivating little millet and foxtail millet on them.