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The recently established University of Agricultural Sciences (UAS) successful Mandya is increasing herb and brinjal from the aforesaid plant.
Speaking aft inaugurating Krishi Mela 2025 astatine UAS, Mandya, connected December 5, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said helium was informed by Harini Kumar, Special Officer of the University, that UAS had started increasing herb and brinjal from the aforesaid works arsenic portion of its probe activities.
The Chief Minister besides said helium was informed by Agriculture Minister N. Cheluvarayaswamy that researchers successful the Philippines were besides cultivating aggregate cultivation items from a azygous works arsenic portion of their probe activities.
As subject had made a batch of advancements successful the tract of agriculture, Mr. Siddaramaiah called upon farmers to marque usage of technological advancements and marque agriculture profitable.
The accumulation organised arsenic portion of Krishi Mela featured each the large crops grown successful the 5 districts of the region, including Mysuru, Hassan, Kodagu, and Chamarajanagar, too Mandya.
Mr. Cheluvarayaswamy, during his address, said Krishi Mela utilized to beryllium organised each twelvemonth astatine V.C. Farm. But this year, it was organised connected a ample standard arsenic it was the archetypal Krisha Mela aft the constitution of UAS, Mandya.
Many caller varieties of crops, technologies, and precocious cultivation machinery are being showcased astatine Krishi Mela, which is being held from December 5 to 7.
UAS, Mandya, which is the 5th agriculture assemblage successful Karnataka, had received University Grants Commission designation successful the precise archetypal twelvemonth of its establishment, helium said.
Mr. Cheluvarayaswamy said the University, done an statement with International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) successful Philippines, volition beryllium processing disease-resistant varieties of atom here.
Meanwhile, Darshan Puttannaiah, Melukote MLA, who presided implicit the event, emphasised the request for preserving ungraded wellness to summation the output by utilizing little water.
He besides urged farmers to signifier integrated farming on with producing by-products to adhd worth to their produce, gain higher profits, and marque agriculture profitable.
