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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: ASHA, K × End date: 2019 × Start date: 2015 ×
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    A STUDY ON THE PERFORMANCE OF SELF HELP GROUPS (SHGS) IN RAMANAGARA DISTRICT OF KARNATAKA
    (UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES GKVK, BENGALURU, 2015-07-10) ASHA, K; NANJAPPA, D
    The present study was conducted in Ramanagara district of Karnataka state during 2014-15 by selecting eight women SHGs and the respondents constituted 120 from selected SHGs. The findings revealed that 50.00 per cent of SHGs had high performance followed by medium (25.00%) and low (25.00%) levels of performance. Majority of members belonged to middle age (63.33%), married (89.20%), small family (58.30%), low (79.17%) family annual income (without SHG income), low social participation (59.16%), nearly half of the members (41.70%) were illiterates, little more than half (55.80%) of members belonged to nuclear family, little more than one third (39.18%) of the respondents belonged to medium level of extension participation, more than one third (39.67%) of the respondents belonged to low level of mass media exposure, about one third (35.83%) and (35.00%) of members had high and medium level of cosmopoliteness respectively, more than one third (35.87%), 41.67 per cent, 47.50 per cent and 40.83 per cent of members belonged to medium levels of risk willingness, achievement motivation, management orientation and deferred gratification respectively. Independent variables like age, family type, family size, marital status, social participation, cosmopoliteness and management orientation were associated with performance of Self Help Groups. The major constraints experienced by the members of SHGs were opposition from family members and inability to attend training. The major suggestions provided by the members of SHGs were convincing the family members about the importance of the SHGs, in addition to change in the time of meeting and place of training.