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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: 2009 × Start date: 2000 × Type: Thesis × Thesis Type: Ph.D ×
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    AN ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF SILK REELING UNITS IN KARNATAKA
    (UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES GKVK BANGALORE, 2001-08-07) KERUTAGI, M. G.; RANGANATHASASTRY, K.N.
    Kamataka is leading in mulberry silk production. The focus of the study was on economic analysis of silk reeling units. Multistage sampling procedure was adopted and totally 25(f samples were selected. Relevant data collected from primary and secondary sources were analysed through tabular, cluster, orthogonal polynomial regression, log-linear regression, frontier function and decomposition techniques. The growth anafysis of charka and cottage basins in Kamataka showed an increasing trend upto 1996, then onwards showed declining trend. Charka and cottage basins in Bangalore and Kolar districts exhibited constant increasing tr^end. Mysore district showed a unique pattem of declining trend in the later part of 1990s. Renditta was 8.82, 9.57 and 9.02 kg in charka, cottage and multi-end basins respectively. The share of cocoon cost to the total cost was >85 per cent in these systems. Sources of fuel used in reeling were neither eco-friendly nor cost effective. Net retums per kg of silk reeled were Rs.47.21, Rs.146.18 and Rs. 185.28 in these systems, respectively. Medium charkas (4-5limit) and cottage basins (6-8/unit) were found optimum. The proportion of women labour used was more in all the systems. Labour employed per kg of silk reeled was 1.07, 1.45 and 1.34 man-days in charka, cottage and multi-end basins, respectively. The value addition (72.18%) in cottage basin reeling over charkas was mainly due to technique of reeling (57.56%) and the remaining attributed for the use of inputs (14.62%). The package for introduction of silk reeling in new sericulture area suffers from lack of skilled labour, infrastructure, financial support and correct information about the programmes. The conditions imder which children worked were most pathetic. Present laws and their efficiency of implementation have not solved the problem of child and women labour exploitation, hence needs the thorough investigation.
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    PERFORMANCE OF PRIMARY CO-OPERATIVE AGRICULTURAL AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT BANKS IN DHARWAD DISTRICT - KARNATAKA
    (UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES GKVK BANGALORE, 2001-08-07) PATIL, S. M.; HOSAMANI, S. B.
    In the present even-changing economic environment the role of co-operative institutions in meeting the necessities of the weaker sections has been increasingly recognised. An effective research in the flied of co-operatives can help to identify strength and weaknesses in their working and performance. Hence, an Economic Analysis of primary co-operative Agricultural and Development Banks (PCARDBs) was undertaken. Dharwad, Navalgund and kalaghatgi PCARDBs representing different agroclimatic zones were selected for the study. Time series data for 33 years on various performance indicators were collected, besides, information from 270 borrowers, 60 willful and non-willful defaulters and 15 each officials and policy makers. The techniques like Tabular, Cluster, Principle component and Diseriminant function analyses were used for the analyses of data. Findings of the study revealed that, the growth in physical and the financial indicators, except recovery per cent of selected PCARDBs were positive and significant. The current ratio was more than unity and acid-test ratio was less than unity while, net-worth and profitability ratio were negative for all the banks in all the periods, except for Dharwad PCARDB. The Principle component analyses revealed that 11 variables each in Dharwad and Navalgund blanks and 12 variables in Kalaghatgi bank were found in first component indicating that these variables were closely associated with the performance of the banks. The Kendals Coefficient of concordance was found to be significant only in the case of Dharwad banks indicting that there was a definite pattern of flow of credit to different sectors. Overdue analyses of the willful defaulters using discriminant function analysis revealed that only 11 per cent of borrowers were miss-classified by the banks. The bank finance had positive impact on income and employment of borrowers. The opinion of the officials and policy makers regarding performance of the PCARDBs revealed that out of 12 variables, 10 variables were found in high aggregate chuster. About 80 per cent of the borrowers expressed delay in sanctioning of the loan. The study suggested venturing in to the seheduled banking activity, reduction in the miscellaneous expenses and extenses training to the officials and policy makers for better performance of PCARDBs.
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    COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE OF HI-TECH FLORICULTURE IN BANGALORE-AN ECONOMIC ANALYSIS.
    (UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES GKVK BANGALORE, 2000-11-08) MYSORE, SUDHA; Hebbar, Dr. B.G.
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    ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF FARMERS' PARTICIPATORY APPROACH FOR IRRIGATION SYSTEM MANAGEMENT IN KARNATAKA - A CASE STUDY OF CHIKKAPADASALAGI BARRAGE
    (UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES GKVK BANGALORE, 2001-08-07) PODDAR, RAJENDRA S.; HIREMATH, G. K
    Chikkapadasalagi barrage, built across river Krishna in Bijapur district of Kamataka, is a unique project conceived, financed, constructed, managed and owned by the farmer-beneficiaries. This project costing only Rs.92.56 lakh has a command area of more than 17,000 ha. It represents an alternative model to the state funded mega, multi-purpose river valley projects. The fmdings of the present study demonstrated the importance of self-reliance and success of farmers' participatory approach for irrigation systems management. Financial appraisal of the project revealed that while the pay back period of the project was only six years, BCR was positive and high at 1.84. NPV of investments was Rs.6,604 lakh and IRR 48.67 per cent for 25 years of the project life. The analysis for only 14 years, if the barrage were to submerg in the backwaters of UKP project, revealed that the pay back period was six years and BCR was 1.54. While NPV was Rs. 3,401 lakh, IRR was 33.95 per cent. Based on these values it was concluded that investments in the barrage project were financially feasible. Optimization of resource use showed that a few but more remunerative crop enterprises like sugarcane, mulberry, grapes and pulses and improved livestock breeds like Holestein Fresian could be taken up. The optimum plans indicatedhigher net returns per hectare over those in the existing plans. Results with regard to the secondary effects of irrigation from the barrage showed substantial gains in terms of development of infrastructure facilities, livestock enterprises, transport and communications facilities and sociocultural scenario. However, a few negative effects like growing alcoholism, development of soil salinity and water logging were also evident. The project was found to be a genuine community effort in development of irrigation facility as opined by the respondents and hence, the model could be replicated elsewhere.
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    LINKAGES OF DAIRY IN FARMING SYSTEM IN KOLAR DISTRICT OF KARNATAKA - AN ECONOMETRIC ANALYSIS
    (UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES GKVK BANGALORE, 2000-08-23) KAMESHA REDDY, B.; ACHOTH, LALITH
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    RESOURCE ALLOCATION AND LINKAGES IN SERICULTURE DOMINANT FARMS - A SYSTEMS ANALYSIS
    (UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES GKVK BANGALORE, 2001-01-18) SRINIVASA, G.; CHENGAPPA, P.G.
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    ECONOMIC DIMENSIONS OF SOIL SALINITY AND WATER-LOGGING IN TUNGABHADRA PROJECT COMMAND AREA, KARNATAKA
    (UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES GKVK BANGALORE, 2001-08-07) GUMMAGOLMATH, K.C.; Basavaraja, Dr. H.
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    ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE OF PRODUCTION, BIARKETING AND EXPORT OF VEGETABLES IN NORTH KARNATAKA
    (UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES GKVK BANGALORE, 2001-08-07) SHIVARAYA, BALAPPA; HUGAR, L. B.
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    YIELD GAPS AND CONSTRAINTS IN PRODUCTION OF MAJOR CROPS IN NORTH KARNATAKA - AN ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
    (UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES GKVK BANGALORE, 2001-08-07) CADDI, CANCAPPA M.; MUNDINAMANI, S. M.
    The present study was conducted to ascertain the yield gaps and constraints in the production of jowar, groundnut and cotton in north Kamataka. Primary data from 240 sample farmers and secondary data from concerned research station were collected for the agricultural year 1996-97. Tabular, Cobb-Douglas and Frontier production function, Path and Decomposition Analyses were used for the analysis of data. The index of yield gap worked out to be 58.83 per cent, 57.43 per cent and 56.55 per cent for jowar, groundnut and cotton, respectively. Nearly 70 per cent of potential farm jdeld in jowar and groundnut and 65 per cent of the potential farm yield in cotton was realised by the sample farmers. The significance of the dummy (technique of production) co efficients confirmed the structural difference in the production surfaces between the demonstration plots and the farmers field. Path analysis revealed that input gaps have a high degree of association with the yield gaps. Plant nutrient excerted the maximum direct effect on the observed yield gap in jowar and groundnut, whereas, it was human labour in cotton. Decomposition analysis also showed that difference in cultural practices between farmers field and demonstration plots was the major contributing factor to the yield gap in jowar (21.42%) and cotton (27.79%), while input gap contributed for the highest share in groundnut (18.58%). Among the various inputs, plant nutrient (jowar and groundnut) and human labour (cotton) accounted for the major portion of the yield gaps. In the study area jowar sample farmers achieved about 70 per cent frontier output, whereas, slightly greater (>80%) efficiency was recorded by groundnut and cotton sample farmers. The Kopp measure of allocative efficiency analysis showed a very high degree of inefficiency in the use of resources for all the three crops. The resource use efficiency analysis revealed that profitability ratio, for most of the crops differed from unity. Thus there is a need for reallocation of expenditure among different resources so as to optimise the crop production.