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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 Extension × Author: ANIL SIDARAY, CHIKKALAKI × End date: 2023 × Start date: 2020 × Type: Thesis × Thesis Type: Ph.D ×
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    A STUDY ON ENTREPRENEURIAL BEHAVIOUR OF FRUIT CROP GROWERS OF VIJAYAPURA DISTRICT
    (University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore, 2020-10-27) ANIL SIDARAY, CHIKKALAKI; Krishnamurthy, B.
    The study was conducted in Vijayapura district of Karnataka during 2019-20 to analyse the entrepreneurial behaviour of fruit crop growers. Forty each grape, lime and pomegranate growers were selected by use of simple random sampling technique. Thus, making a total sample size of 120. Personal interview method was used to collect data and appropriate statistical tools were applied to analyse the data. The findings revealed that more than one third (37.50 %) of fruit crop growers fell under medium category followed by high (33.33 %) and low (29.17 %) entrepreneurial behaviour categories, respectively. It was also observed that a significant difference exists between grape, lime and pomegranate growers with respect to their entrepreneurial behaviour. Variables such as education, occupation, land holding, annual income, experience in fruit crop cultivation, self-reliance, cosmopoliteness, deferred gratification, extension participation and mass media participation were found to have significant association with the entrepreneurial behaviour of grape, lime and pomegranate growers. The major constraints faced by fruit crop growers were lack of irrigation source, high cost of inputs, inadequate and non-availability of credit, high labour wages, fluctuating price, delayed cash payment and exploitation by middlemen. Provision for irrigation facilities, timely and adequate information regarding availability of inputs, prices and arrivals, suitable market infrastructure, timely and adequate credit, continuous power supply, protection from exploitation by middlemen were the major suggestions given by fruit crop growers to improve the returns from fruit crop cultivation.