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Vice-Chancellor K.C. Narayanaswamy connected Friday said the University of Agricultural Sciences (UAS), Mandya, produced astir 5,000 tonnes of seeds past year. He stressed the request for the conservation of autochthonal effect varieties and businesslike h2o absorption to code clime alteration and h2o scarcity.
He was speaking aft inaugurating the Seed Festival (Beejotsava) and Pre-Monsoon Campaign – 2026, held connected the UAS field successful V.C. Farm, Mandya.
Highlighting the value of quality, Dr. Narayanaswamy said the usage of prime seeds was important for improving harvest productivity, enhancing yields, and ensuring farmers’ economical stability.
With erratic upwind patterns and declining h2o availability posing large challenges to agriculture, farmers should follow debased water-consuming crops and diversify cultivation practices to stay financially resilient, helium said.
Emphasising the value of indigenous effect varieties, the Vice-Chancellor urged farmers to conserve autochthonal seeds and pass the University astir the unsocial accepted varieties they person entree to. “If farmers person autochthonal seeds with peculiar characteristics, they should pass the University. We volition scientifically make and administer them to different farmers,” helium said.
Dr. Narayanaswamy said the University is committed to strengthening cultivation education, research, and hold activities, and has been palmy successful transferring improved harvest varieties developed done probe straight to farmers.
Basavagouda, erstwhile Registrar, UAS, Bengaluru, who was the main guest, said sowing prime seeds successful fertile ungraded would guarantee higher yields for farmers.
He urged the authorities to organise akin agriculture outreach programmes astatine the territory level and supply escaped autobus walk facilities to assistance farmers enactment successful specified events.
“Agriculture contiguous offers important entrepreneurial opportunities, and farmers should utilise them to go self-reliant,” helium said.
Director of Research G.M. Devagiri presided implicit the programme. Director of Extension C. Ramachandra, Registrar P.S. Fatima, manager of Education N. Shivakumar, subordinate manager of Research B.S. Basavaraju and programme organiser S.B. Yogananda were present.
More than 1,000 farmers, scientists, students, and progressive agriculturists from Mandya, Mysuru, Chamarajanagar, Hassan, and Kodagu districts participated successful the programme. Over 30 stalls showcased cultivation technologies, effect varieties, and innovative farming practices.
