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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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    ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF SUGARCANE CULTIVATION UNDER CANAL AND BORE WELL WATER USE REGIMES
    (30-03-14) LAVANYA, B T; UMESH, K B
    The study aimed at analysing the sugarcane cultivation under canal and bore well water use regimes and compare different aspects of sugarcane cultivation like cost and returns, resource use efficiency, externalities and reasons for cultivation of sugarcane between the two water use regimes. The study is based on primary data collected from forty farmers under each water use regime in K.R.Pet Taluk of Mandya district, Karnataka, India. The tabular method with frequencies, percentages and numbers, production function and opinion survey techniques were used to analyse the data collected for the study. The study revealed that per acre cost of cultivation was Rs.83934 in Canal Water Use Regime (CWUR) and Rs.80016 in Bore Well Water Use Regime (BWUR). The difference in total cost was mainly due to the difference in fertilizer, human labour and irrigation cost between the regimes. The net returns was realised more in CWUR because of higher yield. The resource use efficiency analysis revealed that area, fertilizer and labour were significant at five percent level in both the regimes. The negative externality was more pronounced in BWUR in the form of increased cost of cultivation due to higher irrigation cost, low output and failure of bore wells which was leading farmers to go for deepening of existing and additional bore wells resulting in further depletion of ground water. In spite of water shortage in BWUR farmers were cultivating sugarcane crop because of experience in cultivation, easy management, better variety, assured yield, better price, better marketing facilities and lack of alternative crops.