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Acharya N G Ranga Agricultural University, Guntur

The Andhra Pradesh Agricultural University (APAU) was established on 12th June 1964 at Hyderabad. The University was formally inaugurated on 20th March 1965 by Late Shri. Lal Bahadur Shastri, the then Hon`ble Prime Minister of India. Another significant milestone was the inauguration of the building programme of the university by Late Smt. Indira Gandhi,the then Hon`ble Prime Minister of India on 23rd June 1966. The University was renamed as Acharya N. G. Ranga Agricultural University on 7th November 1996 in honour and memory of an outstanding parliamentarian Acharya Nayukulu Gogineni Ranga, who rendered remarkable selfless service for the cause of farmers and is regarded as an outstanding educationist, kisan leader and freedom fighter. HISTORICAL MILESTONE Acharya N. G. Ranga Agricultural University (ANGRAU) was established under the name of Andhra Pradesh Agricultural University (APAU) on the 12th of June 1964 through the APAU Act 1963. Later, it was renamed as Acharya N. G. Ranga Agricultural University on the 7th of November, 1996 in honour and memory of the noted Parliamentarian and Kisan Leader, Acharya N. G. Ranga. At the verge of completion of Golden Jubilee Year of the ANGRAU, it has given birth to a new State Agricultural University namely Prof. Jayashankar Telangana State Agricultural University with the bifurcation of the state of Andhra Pradesh as per the Andhra Pradesh Reorganization Act 2014. The ANGRAU at LAM, Guntur is serving the students and the farmers of 13 districts of new State of Andhra Pradesh with renewed interest and dedication. Genesis of ANGRAU in service of the farmers 1926: The Royal Commission emphasized the need for a strong research base for agricultural development in the country... 1949: The Radhakrishnan Commission (1949) on University Education led to the establishment of Rural Universities for the overall development of agriculture and rural life in the country... 1955: First Joint Indo-American Team studied the status and future needs of agricultural education in the country... 1960: Second Joint Indo-American Team (1960) headed by Dr. M. S. Randhawa, the then Vice-President of Indian Council of Agricultural Research recommended specifically the establishment of Farm Universities and spelt out the basic objectives of these Universities as Institutional Autonomy, inclusion of Agriculture, Veterinary / Animal Husbandry and Home Science, Integration of Teaching, Research and Extension... 1963: The Andhra Pradesh Agricultural University (APAU) Act enacted... June 12th 1964: Andhra Pradesh Agricultural University (APAU) was established at Hyderabad with Shri. O. Pulla Reddi, I.C.S. (Retired) was the first founder Vice-Chancellor of the University... June 1964: Re-affilitation of Colleges of Agriculture and Veterinary Science, Hyderabad (estt. in 1961, affiliated to Osmania University), Agricultural College, Bapatla (estt. in 1945, affiliated to Andhra University), Sri Venkateswara Agricultural College, Tirupati and Andhra Veterinary College, Tirupati (estt. in 1961, affiliated to Sri Venkateswara University)... 20th March 1965: Formal inauguration of APAU by Late Shri. Lal Bahadur Shastri, the then Hon`ble Prime Minister of India... 1964-66: The report of the Second National Education Commission headed by Dr. D.S. Kothari, Chairman of the University Grants Commission stressed the need for establishing at least one Agricultural University in each Indian State... 23, June 1966: Inauguration of the Administrative building of the university by Late Smt. Indira Gandhi, the then Hon`ble Prime Minister of India... July, 1966: Transfer of 41 Agricultural Research Stations, functioning under the Department of Agriculture... May, 1967: Transfer of Four Research Stations of the Animal Husbandry Department... 7th November 1996: Renaming of University as Acharya N. G. Ranga Agricultural University in honour and memory of an outstanding parliamentarian Acharya Nayukulu Gogineni Ranga... 15th July 2005: Establishment of Sri Venkateswara Veterinary University (SVVU) bifurcating ANGRAU by Act 18 of 2005... 26th June 2007: Establishment of Andhra Pradesh Horticultural University (APHU) bifurcating ANGRAU by the Act 30 of 2007... 2nd June 2014 As per the Andhra Pradesh Reorganization Act 2014, ANGRAU is now... serving the students and the farmers of 13 districts of new State of Andhra Pradesh with renewed interest and dedication...

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Subject: Agricultural Business Management × Author: BHAGYA PHANINDRA, CH × End date: 2016 × Start date: 2010 × Type: Thesis × Thesis Type: M.Sc ×
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    A STUDY ON PROCUREMENT OF MILK BY BALAJI DAIRY IN CHITTOOR DISTRICT OF ANDHRA PRADESH
    (ACHARYA N.G. RANGA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY, GUNTUR, 2015) BHAGYA PHANINDRA, CH; PRABHAVATHI, Y
    Indian dairy sector has grown substantially over the years. India ranks first among the world's milk producing nations, achieving an annual output of 137.7 million tonnes of milk during 2013-14 recording the growth of 3.5 percent. India's milk production accounts for 16 percent approximately of the world’s total output. The present project entitled ―A Study on Procurement of Milk by Balaji Dairy in Chittoor District of Andhra Pradesh‖ was taken up with the following objectives. 1. to identify and analyse the factors influencing supply of milk by farmers to Balaji dairy. 2. to study and examine the cost and returns in procurement per unit of milk. 3. to identify and analyse the factors influencing procurement of milk. 4. to suggest measures for efficient procurement of milk. The present study was under taken in Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh in view of importance dairy farming in the district. From the district 4 villages supplying milk to Balaji Dairy were selected purposively. Fifteen farmers from each village are chosen randomly. The total sample size of the study was 60. For this study, both primary and secondary data were collected. Primary data have been collected at the village level from the milk producer households. The information on problems of procurement, price received and expenses incurred by the dairy farmers were collected. Secondary data with regard to factors influencing procurement and quantity of milk supplied were collected from the records of Balaji dairy milk collection units, statistical abstracts, journals, websites etc. The data is collected through structured schedules by interview method. The collected data were analyzed by simple statistical tools such as percentages, averages, etc. Average milk yield in the study area for cow, buffalo and crossbred cow are 12, 6-7 and 13 litres per day per animal respectively. Average supply of milk per day per respondent was upto 10 litres, 1120 litres and above 20 litres are 51.66 percent, 13.33 percent and 35 percent respectively of the total sample respondents. The total operational costs per unit of milk (1000 litres) including interest on working capital were Rs.25,80,09,993.1. The cost of raw material (milk) accounted for 31.5 percent of the total operational costs followed by interest on working capital 4.12 percent. The total fixed costs per unit of milk (1000 litres) including interest on fixed capital was Rs.40,06,82,866.4. The depreciation on machinery accounted for 42.1 percent followed by depreciation on buildings 10.2 percent.