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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 Open Access ASSESSMENT OF TREE COMPOSITION AND THEIR ROLE IN REGULATING ENVIRONMENT QUALITY IN THE URBAN ECOSYSTEM(UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES BANGALORE, 2023-04-07) ABHILASH K P; DEVAKUMAR A SUrban trees provide many ecosystem services, including carbon sequestration, air purification, and biodiversity conservation rendering the atmosphere to remain clean. The present study investigates the diversity of trees that were present in different landscapes such as residential areas, tree avenues, parks, industrial areas, and around the lake in Bengaluru city. A total of 44 tree species belonging to 23 families were found of which, Saraca asoca, Santalum album found among the species are considered as vulnerable and Michelia champaca is endangered in the Karnataka region according to the IUCN red list of tree species. Among the tree species, the highest carbon sequestration per tree was found to occur in Peltophorum pterocarpum and the lowest was in Tabebuia argentea. It is found that dust accumulated on trees present on the roadside due to vehicular movement was more, compared to the roads with less vehicular movement. Similarly, dust produced during pre-monsoon periods was more compared to post-monsoon. Among the dominant tree species found in the urban landscapes, Gravillea robusta recorded the highest photosynthetic rate and the least was recorded in Spathodia companulata. Pongamia pinnata recorded the highest reduction in photosynthesis due to dust deposition while Swietenia mahagoni recorded the least reduction. Based on the physiological response and pollution tolerance levels of the tree species it is found that Swietenia mahagoni has the highest ability to tolerate stress caused by pollution. Thus, growing appropriate tree species in different parts of the urban areas depending on the pollution rates are necessary. Growing trees not only ameliorate climate but can also help in conserving biodiversity and other ecosystem services.ThesisItem Embargo Business Performance of Rice Mills in Gangavathi area of Karnataka – A Comparative Analysis(University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore, 2023-05-26) Shafi H. B.; Arun, M.Rice is the staple and extensively cultivated food crop in world. Gangavathi being one major producer of paddy and being “rice bowl of Karnataka”. Rice is obtained by milling paddy hence it was necessary to view financial status rice mills in that area. Thus, present study undertaken for financial assessment for different size categories of mills (10 sample), costs and returns of paddy processing units (30 samples) and efficiency of marketing channels of processed paddy in the Tungabhadra command area of Karnataka. The findings show that, net income of small, medium and large were Rs.6 crores, Rs.15 crores and Rs.46 crores respectively. B:C for small medium and large found to be 1.41, 1.71 and 1.92 respectively. economics of scale has favoured for large mills 116/quantal whilst for small Rs.416/ quantal. In cases of small, medium and large mills solvency condition was observed to be sound in the current ratio of 8.66, 4.97 and 4.01 respectively. In case of Net worth for small, medium and large it was found 66.83 lakhs, -70.31 lakhs and 124 lakhs economics of scale favouring large mills. Price spread was highest in channel III (Rs. 965) and lowest in channel III (Rs. 225). The marketing efficiency was highest in for marketing channel IV (16.4) and lowest for channel I (8.07) with large number of intermediates.ThesisItem Embargo VALUE CHAIN ANALYSIS OF PINEAPPLE IN SIRSI TALUK OF UTTARAKANNADA DISTRICT(University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore, 2025-05-19) ANAND GOPAL HEGDE; M. S. GanapathySirsi taluk in Uttar Kannada district is known for its favorable environment for cultivation of pineapple, arecanut, and many horticultural crops. Present study on mapping of value chain for pineapple and identification and estimation of value addition at different stages of value chain was carried out using primary data collected from 60 farmers and 60 market intermediaries in pineapple value chain. The results of the study revealed both area (-5.62%) and production (-4.94%) of pineapple was decreasing during 15 years of study ending 2021 in Uttar Kannada district. Farmers incurred a total cost of Rs. 2,78,776.48 and earned gross returns and net returns of Rs. 6,08,539.55 and Rs. 3,05,120, respectively from one acre of pineapple cultivation. Totally nine channels comprising of, commission agents, traders, wholesaler, retailer, and processor were identified in marketing of pineapple. Across the stages, high value addition was observed at retailer stage (75%) for pineapple juice. While, the value addition was to the extent of 40 per cent, 41.93 per cent and 55.55 per cent in production of pineapple jam, canned fruit and tid bits, respectively at processors level. The results on SWOC analysis of pineapple value chain showed that the existence of sufficient number of local processing units (83.33%) was the major strength while labour scarcity was the major weakness (91.66%). On the other hand, scope for frozen products (93.33%) was the major opportunity but high competition by global players (98.33%) was the major threat.ThesisItem Embargo A CRITICAL ANALYSIS ON E-COMMERCE APPS OF MEAT PRODUCTS IN BENGALURU URBAN DISTRICT(University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore, 2023-03-30) RAMMURTHY, K.; Raghuprasad, K.P.The present study was carried out in Bengaluru urban district of Karnataka state to analyze the consumer behavior, perception and preference of meat purchasers through e-commerce apps. Descriptive analysis and Garret’s ranking were used to analyze the meat consumption behavior of 60 consumers in six selected areas of Bengaluru urban district.Most of the consumers were women working in private sector and belonged to nuclear families with average income of 4 to 8 lakhs per year. As majority of consumers got into online ordering of meat from past 6 months due to covid said that Licious was the most preferred compared to other apps. With regard to overall perception level of consumers 37 per cent of them were belonging to high perception level about e-commerce apps of meat products, whereas 43 and 20 per cent of the consumers were falling under the medium and low category of perception level respectively. Accordingly, e-purchasers, ‘High price of the product’ was first with a score (63.4) and least rank was given to ‘Lesser Area coverage or location’ with the score (39.5). The consumers expectation towards e-purchasing was also analyzed and the results showed that ‘Faster processing and delivery’ was ranked first with a score of (70.13) followed by ‘Simplicity of app and ease of ordering’ with (63.81) score and least rank to ‘More Products and varieties in it.’ with the score (30.35). In this backdrop the study could be helpful to business managers for reorienting e-commerce business of meat and other related products.ThesisItem Embargo PRODUCTION, PRICE AND EXPORT POLICY OF ONION IN INDIA – AN EXPLORATORY ANALYSIS(University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore, 2023-03-30) SOUNDARYA, G.; ARUN, M.Demand for onion being uniform, its production is season bound – Rabi-70%, Kharif-30%. Heavy downpour during standing crop contracts production, leading to price surge. Minimum Export Price (MEP) has been employed by government consistently for over a decade. This study analyzes effectiveness of MEP policy, explores changes in onion production pattern across Indian states and assesses impact of MEP on Export Unit Value (EUV). This study used secondary data on month-wise export, CPI, MEP, EUV and analyzed using Compound Annual Growth Rate, Linear Regression, Seasonality Index and ARIMA – Xreg function. Productivity growth of onion (2.30%) and area expansion (2.74%) led to increased production (5.36%). Onion production is concentrated in rabi (3.72%). Top ten states with more than 85% acreage, contributes 70-80% of total onion production. Maharashtra (Rabi - 33-35%) and Karnataka (Kharif 13-18%) are key contributors. Onion prices remained higher during off seasons (September to February), while slumping in peak rabi onion harvest months (April-July) with the trend getting more prominent of late. With Xreg ARIMA coefficient value close to zero (0.5), MEP indicated a positive and statistically significant influence on CPI. It was noted that India is a major rabi exporter (9.6 lakh tonnes, 27%) of onion with the small share in kharif (2.80 lakh tonnes, 7%) and late kharif (2.63 lakh tonnes, 5%) season. The regression results revealed MEP to be directly influencing the EUV, while opposite being true about export quantity. Study observes the need for season-wise compilation of onion production statistics for a meaningful policy analysis.ThesisItem Embargo LARGE SIZED ADIVASI MULTI-PURPOSE COOPERATIVE SOCIETY IN KODAGU DISTRICT OF KARNATAKA – A BUSINESS MANAGEMENT STUDY(University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore, 2023-03-29) AKASH, R.G.; G. BasavarajThe present study was undertaken in Kodagu district of Karnataka state during 2021-22 to study the activities and business performance of Large Sized Adivasi Multipurpose Cooperative Society (LAMPS). A sample of 45 members from three LAMPS namely LAMPS Bhagamandala, LAMPS Thitimathi and LAMPS Basavanhalli were selected for this study. Among activities of LAMPS, distribution of kerosene, wheat and rice to its members were the major activities and the share realized from selling kerosene was the highest at 81.94 per cent for LAMPS Thitimathi. The primary mandate of LAMPS was collection and marketing of Non-Timber Forest Produce (NTFP) of members and LAMPS Bhagamandala procured and sold the highest quantity of NTFPs at 86105 kg followed by LAMPS Basavanahalli and LAMPS Thitimathi at 35850 and 1834 kgs respectively. Only LAMPS hagamandala was running under profit with an average return on investment ratio of 0.85. Two channels of marketing were observed for marketing of NTFP’s. LAMPS Basavanahalli realized a margin of Rs. 65/kg by processing shikakai to powder and the collector share in consumer rupee for shikakai was 50 per cent. Marketing efficiency of marketing honey through channel-I at 1.68 was high compared to Channel-II at 1.63 in LAMPS Bhagamandala. NTFPs have niche market and Kodagu being a major tourist destination, scope to market NTFPs directly to consumers is very high. Hence, LAMPS should take up value addition activity and sell value added products of NTFPs directly to consumers to enable collectors realize highest share in consumer rupee.ThesisItem Embargo MARKET POTENTIAL AND FARMER’S PERSPECTIVE ON WATER SOLUBLE AND SPECIALTY FERTILIZERS – A STUDY IN KARNATAKA(University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore, 2023-04-06) KUMBHA SIRISHA RANI; Y. N. ShivalingaiahWater soluble and specialty fertilizers have gained importance in India from the past two decades. The present study was carried out in Chikkaballapur and Kolar districts in Karnataka to analyze the market potential and farmer’s perspective on water soluble and specialty fertilizers. For this study, eighty vegetable and flower growers along with twenty fertilizer dealers were interviewed in four taluks of Kolar and Chikkaballapur districts in Karnataka. The results revealed that, nearly 45 per cent of the farmers exhibited high awareness and majority of the farmers have positive attitude towards these fertilizers. The companies like Zuari and IFFCO are the brands mostly preferred by the farmers. These fertilizers are being used for more than 5 years in Karnataka. Almost 45 per cent of the farmers prefer same brand always. Quality of the fertilizers is the most preferred factor that influenced farmer’s purchase behaviour. The results also showed that two-third of the farmers were highly satisfied with the performance of fertilizers. Yet, the major constraint for farmers was claimed to be high cost involved. A majority of the dealers (70.00 %) had active market presence of WSF and three-fourth of them were wholesalers or franchise retailers and targeted large and medium farmers for their business.ThesisItem Embargo CONSUMER PREFERENCE FOR FRUITS AND VEGETABLES FROM ORGANIZED RETAIL FORMATS - A STUDY IN BENGALURU CITY(University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore, 2023-03-02) ARUNA SHIVA, A.; Mamatha GirishThe present study was conducted to analyse the buying behaviour, attributes preferred, and constraints faced by consumers while purchasing fruits and vegetables from organized retail formats in Bengaluru city. A total of 120 consumers were selected from four retail outlets i.e., Reliance fresh, more, Namdhari’s fresh, and MK retail through purposive random sampling. The primary data was collected using a pre-tested structured schedule and data was analysed using descriptive statistics and Garrett’s ranking technique. The results revealed that about 36 per cent of the consumers visited retail formats once a week to buy fruits and vegetables, mostly in the evening hours. The purchases made by consumers were found to be both planned and unplanned (70%). The monthly purchase of fruits and vegetables made by consumers was less than 10 kgs (63.33%) meanwhile consumers purchased less than two kgs of fruits and vegetables during a single visit. Bananas, apples, pomegranates, tomatoes, onions, and potatoes were the most commonly purchased fruits and vegetables. Consumers considered a number of factors while purchasing fruits and vegetables, including normal pricing, indigenous variety, medium size, bright colour, semi-ripe, medium storage duration, self-picking, readily available, and paper bag packing. The high price of fruits and vegetables was the major constraint followed by non-availability of fresh produce and the absence of a wide range of products. The Government may subsidize firms providing logistics services for transit of fruits and vegetables to modern retail formats, enabling them to offer fresh fruits and vegetables to consumers at lower prices.ThesisItem Embargo VALUE CHAIN ANALYSIS OF GUAVA - A STUDY IN BENGALURU DISTRICT(University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore, 2023-02-17) SUPRIYA, S.; M.R. GIRISHThe present study was conducted in Devanahalli and Doddaballapura taluks of Bengaluru Rural district; and Bengaluru North taluk of Bengaluru Urban district. The study analysed the backward and forward linkages; guava value chain; marketing channels of guava; consumer preference for guava and value added products of guava; and constraints in guava production and marketing. The primary data was collected from 40 guava farmers, 90 consumers of guava / value added products of guava, and data / information was elicited from other stakeholders. The backward linkages in guava cultivation included water, sourcing of credit, labour, saplings, machinery / equipment, manure, fertilisers, and pesticides; while the forward linkage included only sale of guava. In guava value chain, the major actors / players were nurseries, input suppliers, farmers, pre-harvest contractors, traders, processors, exporters, wholesalers, retailers, and consumers. Majority (71.34 %) of the consumers preferred white fleshed fruits over pink fleshed fruits, and among the value added products of guava, majority (77.92 %) of the consumers preferred guava juice followed by guava candy (18.18 %), guava jelly (16.88 %), guava jam (10.38 %), etc. Inadequate availability of labour and high wage rates was the major production constraint while high price fluctuation was the major marketing constraint faced by guava farmers. There is need to establish processing units in the study area so that it enhances the producer’s share in the consumer rupee on one hand and it enables assured supply of raw materials at reasonable prices to the processors on the other.
