Category: Green Products

** Agri war room’ reopens in Bengaluru to help farmers

The war room would help farmers seek guidance on the price situation in different markets for their produce including vegetables, fruits, and flowers. They can also get information on availability of farm inputs such as seeds, fertilizers, pesticides, farm implements, and subsidy schemes, Agriculture Minister B.C. Patil said.

Farmers can seek guidance from the department by calling helplines 080-22212818 and 080- 22210237 from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Two technical officers and a deputy director (agriculture) will monitor the helpline.

First time sale of ‘Live Fish’ in the State by Karnataka State Fisheries (KCFF) : December 2014

Karnataka State Co-operative Fisheries Federation Ltd (KCFF), Mysuru (Mysore)

December 05th, 2014. Live fresh water fish is being sold for the first time in the State by KCFF

The live fish (Pangasius fish) has been cultured for the first time by the Federation at KRS from August this year. This live fish is being brought from KRS and stored live in water tanks. After customer selection the fish is weighed and sold live – fresh.

The fresh water live fish is being sold on an experimental basis at 2 centres in Mysuru : Kukkarahalli lake and at the Fish Centre on Hunsur road and Valmiki road junction

Karnataka becomes First State in India to create ‘ Special Tiger Protection Force’ (STPF) – August 2012

Special Tiger Protection Force (STPF), Bandipur Tiger Reserve

Karnataka becomes first state in India to create the ‘Special Tiger Protection Force (STPF) in the Bandipur Tiger Reserve to enhance its conservation efforts. It is India’s first forest ranger unit created and tasked specifically to prevent tiger poaching.

Karnataka state has about 6 tiger reserves.

The Central Government has an ongoing centrally sponsored scheme of ‘Project Tiger’ under the Environment and Forest Ministry, Government of India.  100% percent Central assistance is provided to States for raising, arming and deploying in sensitive tiger reserves.

World’s First Hybrid Varalaxmi Tetrapoloid Cotton: 1992

Varalaxmi and DCH-32, University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad

Tetrapoloid Cotton: The World’s First inter-specific commercial hybrid Varalaxmi and later DCH-32 in the 1970s.

Research on hirsutum cottons lead to the development of Laxmi which became a household name to symbolise hirsutum cotton.

Research conducted at CRS, Dharwad / Agricultural Research Station, Dharward Farm, Dharwad, Karnataka

source of information: All India Coordinated Cotton Improvement Project Center, Dharwad (AICCP)