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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: GOPALA, Y. M. × Start date: 2006 ×
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    IMPACT ANALYSIS OF COMMODITY BASED ASSOCIATIONS
    (University of Agricultural Sciences GKVK, Bangalore, 2015-02-05) GOPALA, Y. M.; Narayana Gowda, K.
    The study was conducted in Tubugere hobli of Doddaballapur taluk in Bangalore rural district of Karnataka state during 2013-14 to know the extent of participation of members in the activities of Commodity Based Associations (CBAs) besides studying the attitude of members towards CBAs and impact of CBAs on annual income, employment generation and social status. Two hundred and fifty members from ten CBAs promoted under Rural Bio Resource project were selected as the respondents for the study. A scale was specifically developed to measure the attitude of members towards CBAs. The results revealed that 43.20 per cent of the members had more favourable attitude towards CBAs. More than one third (40.40%) of members had high level of overall participation in the activities of CBAs. The mean annual net income (Rupees), employment generation (Man days) and social status increased by 27.56, 12.03 and 93.23 per cent, respectively after their membership to CBAs. Achievement motivation, cosmopoliteness, education, extension contact, extension participation, farm scientist contact, innovativeness, management orientation, mass media participation, participation in training programmes and social participation of CBA members were found to be significantly influencing the attitude, participation, annual income, employment generation and social status of members. Technical guidance from the supporting organization is the primary factor for the success of CBAs. Whereas, nonavailability of loan is the major constraint faced by the CBA members. It could be concluded from the findings of the study that sustained development of farmers in developing countries is possible through the establishment of CBAs.
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    Knowledge and Adoption of Participant and Non-Participant Maize Growers of Farmers Field Schools in Chickaballapur District of Karnataka
    (UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES GKVK, BENGALURU, 2010-07-10) GOPALA, Y. M.; Krishnamurthy, B.
    The Farmers Field School (FFS) is a non-formal learner centered education process. It seeks to empower people to solve their field problems actively by fostering participation, interaction, dialogue, joint decision making. The present investigation was carried out in Chickaballapur district of Karnataka state in the year 2009-10. The three taluks Shidlaghatta, Bagepalli and Chinthamani were purposively selected for the study where FFS has been organized in the year 2004-05. The findings of the study revealed that, most (41.67%) participants belonged to high and greater part (45.00%) of non-participants belonged to the category of low knowledge level regarding cultivation practices of Maize. Most 38.33 per cent of participants belonged high and 40 per cent of nonparticipants belonged to the category of low adoption level regarding recommended practices of Maize. Most (36.67%) of the participants were young and most (38.33%) of the non-participants were middle aged. 38.33per cent of participants had medium education where as 41.67 per cent of nonparticipants had low level of education. More than half of the respondents are big farmers. 46.67 per cent of participants had medium and most 46.67 per cent of non-participants had low level of mass media exposure. Most (43.33%) of the participants and 36.67 per cent had had low and medium level of extension participation respectively. 43.33 per cent of participants had medium whereas, 36.67 per cent of non-participants had low extension contact. More than half of the respondents had medium level of organizational participation. As observed 35 per cent of participants had high and 38.33 of non-participants had medium cosmopoliteness. Best part, 43.33 per cent of participants and 40 per cent of non-participants had medium level of economic orientation. Most 46.67 per cent of participants belonged to high and 36.67 per of non-participants belonged to medium achievement motivation level. Most 41.67 per cent of participants belonged to medium and 40 per cent of nonparticipants had high innovative proneness. Variables like age, education, mass media exposure, extension participation, achievement motivation and extension contact are significantly associated with knowledge of participants. Variables like age, education, land holding, mass media exposure, extension participation, extension contact, cosmopoliteness and innovative proneness are significantly associated with knowledge of non-participants. Variables like age, education, land holding, extension participation, extension contact, economic orientation and achievement motivation are significantly associated with adoption of participants. Variables like age, education, land holding, mass media exposure, extension participation and extension contact are significantly associated with knowledge of non-participants. Nearly half of the respondents sold their produce through marketing channel Producer-Trader-Retailer– Consumer. Nearly ninety per cent of the participants expressed that Lack of encouragement in the village as their main constraint. Around 90 per cent of participants expressed that high cost of plant protection chemicals and nearly 80 per cent of non-participants expressed that timely non-availability of labour as their main production constraint. More than eighty per cent of respondents expressed that fluctuation in market prices as their main marketing constraint.