AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH STATION, GUNJEVU

Agricultural Research Station, Gunjevu, Holenarasipura Taluk, Hassan was established in the year 1992 and it was transferred to University of Agricultural Sciences, Mandya in the year 2025. It is located at an altitude of 857 M, 12°46’ North, 76°19’ East latitude and longitude, respectively. Total area of the farm is 141.00 ha. The soil of this Research Station consists of Gravelly sandy loam. ARS Gunjevu is part of a network of research stations designed to address region-specific agricultural challenges. Over time, it supports both on-station research and extension, seed-production activities that benefit farmers, especially in rainfed or dryland farming zones.

The mandates and major activities carried out are seed production for important crops such as paddy, ragi, redgram and other pulses. The station also conducts research experiments on various field and horticultural crops — especially focusing on dryland agriculture and horticulture. And it aims to promote agricultural-horticulture and silviculture cropping systems, and to establish itself as a model centre for dryland horticulture farming.

Achievements: -

1. Developed Dairy and Sheep Unit and generating revenue of 4 lakhs /year.
2. Established model of watershed management technology and development of 7 Farm Ponds which are sufficient for irrigation in the centre throughout the year.
3. Planting of about 4000 Forest trees all along the roads and peripheries of the Farm.
4. Presently Generating the revenue of 30 to 32 lakhs / year from all the sources of the farm and it was below 1 lakh before 2015-16.

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