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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 Marketing and Co-operation × Author: ROOPACHAND SREE, S. × Start date: 2006 ×
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    PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS OF CROP INSURANCE SCHEME IN EASTERN DRY ZONE OF KARNATAKA
    (University of Agricultural Sciences GKVK, Bangalore, 40378) ROOPACHAND SREE, S.; SHASHIDHARA, B. M.
    Agriculture in India is always fraught with risk and uncertainties. To overcome this, both central and state governments have implemented crop insurance scheme to protect the interest of the farmers against crop losses. With this background, the study has been undertaken to evaluate the performance of National Agricultural Insurance Scheme (NAIS) in the eastern dry zone of Karnataka covering Kolar and Chikballapur districts. The results of the study clearly indicate that the impact of the NAIS on the farmers is very marginal since the farmers covered (10310457), area covered (168.53ha) in the districts under the scheme was very marginal. Similarly from the point of farmers even though premium collected was high, however the compensation paid to farmers under the scheme was very marginal. The major drawback of the scheme highlighted in the study was that farmers were getting their compensation amount (Rs 1250) after a gap of one to one and half years. Besides the compensation amount was also very meager compared to actual cost of cultivation. One of the important reason for the delay in the release of compensation amount was due to involvement of several agencies in the implementation of the NAIS. NAIS will become effective if the awareness among the farmers is enhanced by educating the farmers about modus operandi of the scheme through mass media. To overcome delay in payment of compensation amount to farmers there is a need on the part of NAIS had to create single window system to process the application and make payment in a short time to benefit the farming community.
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    PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS OF CROP INSURANCE SCHEME IN EASTERN DRY ZONE OF KARNATAKA
    (University of Agricultural Sciences GKVK, Bangalore, 40376) ROOPACHAND SREE, S.; SHASHIDHARA, B. M.
    Agriculture in India is always fraught with risk and uncertainties. To overcome this, both central and state governments have implemented crop insurance scheme to protect the interest of the farmers against crop losses. With this background, the study has been undertaken to evaluate the performance of National Agricultural Insurance Scheme (NAIS) in the eastern dry zone of Karnataka covering Kolar and Chikballapur districts. The results of the study clearly indicate that the impact of the NAIS on the farmers is very marginal since the farmers covered (10310457), area covered (168.53ha) in the districts under the scheme was very marginal. Similarly from the point of farmers even though premium collected was high, however the compensation paid to farmers under the scheme was very marginal. The major drawback of the scheme highlighted in the study was that farmers were getting their compensation amount (Rs 1250) after a gap of one to one and half years. Besides the compensation amount was also very meager compared to actual cost of cultivation. One of the important reason for the delay in the release of compensation amount was due to involvement of several agencies in the implementation of the NAIS. NAIS will become effective if the awareness among the farmers is enhanced by educating the farmers about modus operandi of the scheme through mass media. To overcome delay in payment of compensation amount to farmers there is a need on the part of NAIS had to create single window system to process the application and make payment in a short time to benefit the farming community.