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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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ThesisItem Embargo A STUDY ON KNOWLEDGE AND ADOPTION LEVEL OF RECOMMENDED CULTIVATION PRACTICES AMONG THE RAINFED FINGER MILLET GROWERS IN MANDYA DISTRICT(University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore, 2023-03-30) NAGESH, G .S.; Ranganatha, A. D.The Present study was conducted in Mandya district of Karnataka during the year 2021-2022 by keeping productivity of finger millet as criteria. In Mandya district, Nagamangala, and Krishnarajapete taluks were selected. Further, from each taluk 60 rainfed finger millet growers were selected randomly making a total sample size of 120. The findings of the study revealed that, More than two-fifth (45.83%) of the rainfed finger millet growers having medium level of knowledge and More than one-third (39.17%) of rainfed finger millet growers comes under medium level of adoption regarding recommended cultivation practice of finger millet. Nearly half of the rainfed finger millet growers had medium (47.50%) level of yield gap. Variables like education, annual income, area under finger millet, experience in finger millet cultivation, achievement motivation, management orientation, scientific orientation, innovative proneness, cosmpoliteness, extension agency contact, extension participation and mass media exposure had positive and significant association with Knowledge and adoption level of the rainfed finger millet growers respectively. Major constraints expressed by rainfed finger millet growers were exploitation by middlemen during marketing of produce, high cost of inputs, non-availability of labour during peak season. Major suggestions expressed by rainfed finger millet growers are providing remunerative price for the produce, providing regulated market facilities and supply of inputs at reasonable and subsidized rates.ThesisItem Embargo A STUDY ON PERFORMANCE OF KRISHI BHAGYA SCHEME AMONG BENEFICIARY FARMERS IN KOLAR DISTRICT(University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore, 2023-03-16) VINOD, S.; M. V. Srinivasa ReddyThe present study was conducted in the Kolar district of Karnataka state during the year 2021-2022 to study the performance of Krishi Bhagya Scheme (KBS) beneficiaries. In Kolar district, two taluks were selected. In each taluk six villages and from each village 10 respondents were selected. Total of 120 respondents were selected from two taluks. Majority of the beneficiaries belonged to the middle age group (52.51 %) and had a small size land holding (36.66 %). Around 45.83 per cent of beneficiaries were found to have high level of economic motivation. After the implementation of KBS majority of beneficiaries used farm pond to provide protective irrigation for crops and the diesel pump set utilisation was increased to 94.13 per cent. 95.00 per cent of beneficiaries practiced drip irrigation and 72.50 per cent practiced sprinkler irrigation after the KBS implementation. Majority of the beneficiaries exhibited medium level of overall performance and social performance. After the implementation of KBS, majority (45.83 %) of beneficiaries purchased low-cost implements. Chi-statistics revealed the positive and significant association of farming experience, achievement motivation, risk orientation, management orientation, extension contact, extension participation with the component wise, social and economic performance of beneficiary farmers. Important constraint faced by the beneficiary farmers is that lengthy time required for completing scheme and the major suggestion given by them was selection process of eligible farmers should be made simple and transparent. The relevant factors brought out by the study could be used by government departments for the upliftment of the farming community through better implementation of scheme.ThesisItem Embargo IMPACT OF VILLAGE ADOPTION PROGRAMME OF UAS, BANGALORE(University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore, 2023-03-02) SHRIDHAR RONIHAL; SHANKARA, M. H.The study was conducted in Tumkur and Bangalore Rural districts of Karnataka during the year 2021-2022. In each district adopted and non-adopted villages were located where Village Adoption Programmed has been implemented by UAS, Bangalore through respective ’KVK. From each village 30 respondents were selected randomly making a total sample of 120 and data was collected through personal interview schedule. The results noticed that, in adopted village of Tumkur district calculated Z values for ragi (2.99), red gram (2.59) and dairy (3.89) practices were significant at 0.01 level of probability. Whereas in adopted village of Bangalore Rural district calculated Z values for ragi (2.83), red gram (2.74) practices found to be significant at 0.01 level of probability. While, dairy practices (2.40) were significant at 0.05 level of probability. Hence, significant change in impact level of farmers before and after implementation of Village Adoption Programme in both adopted villages was confirmed. In adopted villages education, farming experience, training received, extension contact, innovativeness, social participation, mass media exposure, market orientation, achievement motivation, risk orientation, scientific orientation, extension participation were significantly related to impact level of the respondents. Majority of the respondents encountered constraints like high fertilizer costs, involvement of middlemen in marketing system, delay in announcement of MSP by government. Major suggestions by respondents are provision of fertilizers and pesticides at high subsidized rates, provision of MSP by government at the time of harvesting period, measures to refill the water tanksThesisItem Embargo A STUDY ON KNOWLEDGE AND ADOPTION OF RECOMMENDED PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGIES OF GROUNDNUT GROWERS IN BAGALKOTE DISTRICT OF KARNATAKA(University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore, 2023-01-30) MANJUNATH., PATIL .; NAGESHA., G.The study was conducted in the Bagalkote district of Karnataka during the year 2021-2022 by keeping the productivity of groundnut as a criterion. In the Bagalkote district, Badami, Bilagi, and Bagalkote taluks were purposively selected considering the area under groundnut. Further, from each taluk 40 groundnut growers were selected randomly making a total sample of 120, and data was collected through a personal interview schedule. It was observed from the results that more than half (54.17 %) and nearly half (49.16 %) of the groundnut growers fell under the medium level of knowledge and adoption respectively, regarding recommended production technologies of groundnut. Education, annual income, farming experience, achievement motivation, risk orientation, management orientation, economic motivation, cosmopolites, innovative proneness, scientific orientation, extension contact, extension participation, and mass media exposure were significantly related to their knowledge and adoption levels of the groundnut growers respectively. The majority of the groundnut growers got price information from friends, relatives, neighbors, and middlemen. More than half of the groundnut growers followed storage and sold their produce on spot to the local market by using tractors. Groundnut growers process a medium-level yield gap (35.83 %) and a cost-benefit ratio of 1.48. The majority of groundnut growers encountered the production constraints such as the high cost of seeds and lack of awareness about nutrient management. Regarding marketing constraints, all the respondents faced fluctuations in market prices. Major suggestions of groundnut growers are the availability of inputs on time, timely crop loan at a lower interest rate, provision of crop insurance, and good Minimum Support Price (MSP).ThesisItem Open Access GENDER PARTICIPAITON AND DECISION MAKING IN SERICULTURE: A STUDY IN RAMANAGARA DISTRICT OF KARNATAKA STATE(University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore, 2022-12-08) SHIVANANDAGOWDA G.R.; Lakshminarayan. M.T.The present study was undertaken in Kanakapura and Channapatana taluks of Ramanagara district in Karnataka state to analyze the gender participation and decision making pattern in sericulture technologies. Sixty farm men and 60 farm women formed the sample of the research study. The results revealed that farm men (63.34%) were belonging to high decision category, while 20.00 and 16.66 per cent of a majority of farm men were belonging to medium and low decision category of sericulture technologies, respectively. In respect of women, a majority were belonging tolow decision category (60.00%) followed by 26.66 and 13.34 per cent of farm women belonging to medium and high decision category, respectively. Forty-five per cent of farm men were having high level of participation in sericulture activities, while 30.00 per cent and one-fourth (25.00%) of farm men were having medium and low level of participation. More than one-thirdof farm women(35.00%) were having medium level of participation followed by one-third (33.34%) and 31.66 per cent of farm women werehaving high and low level of participation in sericulture activities. Further, the results revealed that age, education, experience in sericulture, innovativeness, achievement motivation, management orientation, risk orientation, attitude towards sericulture, farming commitment, economic motivation, training in sericulture, extension agency contact, extension participation, mass media exposure, and farm scientist contact of both farm men and women had significant association with their decision making and participation level.ThesisItem Embargo AN ANALYSIS OF LIVELIHOOD SECURITY OF TRIBAL FAMILIES IN CHANDEL DISTRICT OF MANIPUR STATE(2023-01-20) JENITA PANGEIJAM; KRISHNAMURTHY, B.Livelihood security is a state wherein people get sufficient and credible access to income and capital to meet the dynamic needs for a better lifestyle. The study was conducted in Chandel district of Manipur state during 2021-2022 to analyze the livelihood systems and livelihood security of tribal families. A total of 120 respondents were randomly selected. Personal interview method was used to collect the data and appropriate statistical tools were applied to analyze the data. The findings revealed that more than two-fifth (41.67 %) of the tribal families predominantly follow handloomweaving as their livelihood systems followed by (33.34 %) handicraft, (16.66 %) piggery and (8.33 %) crop production. It was also found that two-fifth (40.00 %) of them belonged to average livelihood security followed by (31.67 %) poor livelihood security and (28.33 %) good livelihood security. Variables such as land holding, social participation and achievement motivation were found to be positively significant with livelihood security at 1% level. Also, variables like age, annual income, extension contact were found to be positively significant and ethnocentrism was found to be negatively significant with livelihood security at 5% level. More than three-fourth (71.66 %) of the respondents expressed problems regarding low size of land holding followed by flood problem (60.83 %). Nearly half (48.33 %) of the tribal families suggested to create proper transport facilities followed by creation of proper market facilities (45.83 %).ThesisItem Embargo AN IMPACT OF DIPLOMA IN AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION SERVICES FOR INPUT DEALERS (DAESI) PROGRAMME IN CHIKKABALLAPURA DISTRICT(2023-01-18) GUNASHREE, G. N.; MANJULA, N.Agri-input dealers act as a prime source of farm information to the farming community. To build the capacity of these dealers towards serving as para-extension professionals, DAESI programme is being implemented at National level. A study was conducted during 2021-2022 in Chikkaballapura district of Karnataka to analyze knowledge acquired and extent of utilization of scientific methods and approaches by DAESI participants. Randomly 60 DAESI participants were selected for the study and data was collected through personal interview schedule. Results regarding overall knowledge level of the DAESI participants indicated that majority of them fall under medium category (38.33%) followed by high (31.67%) and low (30.00%). Results regarding overall extent of utilization of scientific methods and approaches by DAESI participants indicated that, two-fifth (40.00 %) of them belongs to medium category followed by low (31.67%) and high (28.33%). Variables such as scientific orientation, attitude towards training, education, business experience, type of agri-inputs sold, extension participation, mass media use, cosmopoliteness, entrepreneurial orientation, and management orientation were significantly associated with knowledge. Variables such as scientific orientation, business experience, education, type of agri-inputs sold, extension participation, leadership abilities, entrepreneurial orientation, risk orientation and attitude towards training were found to be significantly associated with extent of utilization of scientific methods and approaches. Major constraints expressed were, there is no mechanism to contact resource person after DAESI programme (51.66%) and DAESI programme is lengthy (36.67%). Major suggestions for improvement of DAESI programme were increasing field visits and method demonstrations (91.67%) and conducting refresher training (81.66 %).ThesisItem Embargo AN ANALYSIS OF KNOWLEDGE LEVEL, TECHNOLOGICAL AND YIELD GAP OF POMEGRANATE PRODUCTION IN TUMKUR DISTRICT OF KARNATAKA(2023-01-11) GOWTHAMI, V.; VINAY KUMAR, RThe present investigation was conducted to assess the knowledge level, technological and yield gap by 120 randomly selected pomegranate growers from Sira and Pavagada taluks of Tumkur district. Results revealed that 38.83 per cent of Sira pomegranate growers and 48.33 per cent of Pavagada pomegranate growers belonged to medium knowledge level. Further, 35.00 per cent and 40.83 per cent of Sira and Pavagada pomegranate growers had medium technological gap, respectively. In Sira and Pavagada taluks 33.33 per cent and 43.33 per cent of pomegranate growers belonged to medium and high yield gap category, respectively. Pooled data indicated that 43.33 per cent, 40.83 per cent and 36.67 per cent of pomegranate growers had medium knowledge level, medium technological gap and medium yield gap, respectively. The data subjected to ‘Z’ test indicated that there was a significant difference in the yield gap of Sira and Pavagada farmers. Knowledge level, Technological and Yield gap were non-significantly associated with age, family size and significantly associated with education, farming experience, achievement motivation, risk orientation, innovative proneness, scientific orientation, management orientation, cosmopoliteness, economic motivation and social participation at five per cent level of significance, while annual income, land holding, area under pomegranate, extension contact, extension participation at one per cent level of significance. Major constraints expressed by pomegranate growers were poor knowledge in pest and disease management, lack of availability of quality seedlings, lack of knowledge on postharvest practices and lack of storage facilities.ThesisItem Embargo A STUDY ON ASPIRATION AND ATTITUDE OF STUDENTS UNDERGOING AGRICULTURAL DIPLOMA PROGRAMME(2022-12-30) DEEPIKA, B. V. S. G. S.; DEEPIKA, B. V. S. G. S.; Savitha, C. M.; Savitha, C. M.The study was conducted in three constituent agricultural diploma colleges of Acharya N.G. Agricultural University during 2021-2022 to analyze aspiration and attitude of the students undergoing agricultural diploma programme. Data was collected from 90 respondents (30 from each agricultural diploma college) using interview schedule and analyzed using suitable statistical tools. The findings reveal that, exactly two fifth (40.00 %) of the students undergoing agricultural diploma programme had medium aspiration level followed by high aspiration level (31.11%) and low aspiration level (28.89%). Education of father, achievement motivation, peer pressure were significantly correlated at 5 per cent level and caste, occupation of father, academic performance and family income were significantly correlated at one per cent level. In case of attitude of students towards agricultural diploma programme, less than half of the students undergoing diploma programme had favourable attitude (43.33%) followed by highly favourable (28.89%) and unfavourable (27.78%) attitude towards agricultural diploma programme. Father education, peer pressure were positively correlated at 5 per cent level and family income had negative correlation at 5 per cent level. Basic medium of education, occupation of father, academic performance and achievement motivation were positively correlated at one per cent significance level. The major constraints faced by students are less no of seats to enter into B.Sc (Agri), inadequate study halls, low practical knowledge. Therefore, efforts need to be made for making the course more practical oriented, impart suitable skills to students and also providing job opportunities and increasing number of seats for lateral entry.
