PROJECTS UNDERTAKEN BY PNASF
- PNASF/Devki Devi Ahuja Fellowship/2001 &
2012: For Horticulture at the University of
Horticultural Sciences (UHS), Bagalkot, Karnataka
This fellowship for horticulture post graduate
students was transferred from UAS, Bangalore to
UHS, Bangalore.
- PNASF/Dharmsheela Nath Scholarship/2006:
For Food and Nutrition at the University of
Agricultural Sciences (UAS), Bangalore The fellow
Ms. Nayana P. continued with her M Sc. course.
- PNASF/Devki Devi Ahuja Fellowship/2013:
For Nutrition at the University of Agricultural
Sciences (UAS), Bangalore The fellowship will be
awarded to a post graduate student during this
year.
- PNASF/SPONSORSHIP/2010: PNASF Sponsored
the National Seminar on Organic Terrace Gardening
organized by the AME Foundation, APOF, UAS Alumni
and IIHR, Bangalore held on September 9-10, 2010
at Hebbal, Bangalore.
- PNASF/HORTIVAR/2009: FAO jointly with
the PNASF organized the HORTIVAR Training
Programme for three days to the benefit of the
participants of the ICH-2009 during November 9-12,
2009 at Bangalore. The Hortivar is a geo referred
database on performances of horticulture cultivars
and platform for horticulture knowledge management
and exchange globally. The training course was
undertaken under the supervision and guidance of
Dr. Remi Nono-Womdim, AGPC, FAO, Rome. Dr. Remi
gave orientation to selected trainers and the
trainers in turn trained the registered trainees.
About 100 scientists, professors, students and
progressive farmers were trained.
- PNASF/ICH-2009: PNASF organized the
International Conference on Horticulture
(ICH-2009) held from November 9-12, 2009 in
collaboration with University of Agricultural
Sciences (UAS), Bangalore and Vegetable Science
International Network (VEGINET), Bangalore at ITC
Windsor, Bangalore. The Chairman, PNASF served as
the Chairperson of the ICH-2009, Organizing
Committee and the PNASF hosted the ICH-2009
Central Secretariat. PNASF Contributed funds to
the ICV-2009.
- PNASF/International Travel Assistance/2009:
The PNASF granted travel assistance to Prof.
Jules Janick, USA and Dr. San San Yi, Myanmar to
participate in the International Conference on
Horticulture (ICH-2009) in Bangalore.
- PNASF/Travel Assistance/2010: The first
award was granted to Dr. H.P. Sumangala of the
Indian Institute of Horticultural Research (IIHR)
to present the paper entitled “Horticulture of the
Taj Mahal: Gardens of the Imagination” as a
coauthor with Prof. Jules Janick, Purdue
University, USA during the International
Horticulture Congress (IHC-2010) organized by the
International Society for Horticultural Science in
Lisbon, Portugal on August 22-27, 2010.
- PNASF/Dharmsheela/2005: PNASF received
a grant from Dr. Prem Nath, Bangalore towards the
promotion of post-graduate education of women in
agriculture and food in India in the form of
instituting a scholarship in the name of his wife
Late Acharya Dharmsheela Nath. The
PNASF-Dharmsheela Nath Scholarship will be
initiated beginning 2006.
- PNASF/MHPS/2005: The PNASF has
implemented this ‘Biological Science and Nutrition
Project’ for the benefit of school children of the
Government Model Higher Primary School,
Geddalahalli, Bangalore by providing financial
assistance and expertise in crop husbandry.
- PNASF/SUN/WD-SHG/2005: Promotion of
Rural Women Self Help Group through Dairy
Development Project: A project has been initiated
by the Dr. Prem Nath Agricultural Science
Foundation (PNASF), Bangalore in order to assist
rural poor women, by generating income through
raising dairy cows. The selected rural women will
be taught the simple inexpensive and effective
ways of income generation through rearing milch
cows with the assistance of critical mass of
experts who can devote time, skill and work with
them till the project is self-sustainable.
- PNASF/MHMML/2004: PNASF, Bangalore
contributed funds to the Dr. M.H. Marigowda
Horticultural Education and Research Foundation,
Bangalore, towards organizing the periodical Dr.
M.H. Marigowda Memorial Lectures.
- PNASF/APOF/2004: PNASF, Bangalore
co-sponsored the National seminar on ‘Operational
Methodologies and Package of Practices in Organic
Farming’ organized by the Association for
Promotion of Organic Framing (APOF), Bangalore in
association with Vittal Mallya Scientific &
Research Foundation (VMSRF), Bangalore held at
Kannada Sabhangana, University of Agricultural
Sciences, Bangalore on October 7-9, 2004.
- PNASF / UAS / 2003: PNASF granted fund
to the ICAR National Potato Workshop for
documentation held at the University of
Agricultural Sciences, Hebbal from 5-7 September,
2003.
- PNASF / VEGINET / 2003: PNASF approved
the contribution as seed money to the Vegetable
Science International Network (VEGINET) in order
to initiate functioning of VEGINET Secretariat
beginning March 2003.
- PNASF/LOA/RAP/2002: PNASF received
funds from the Food & Agriculture Organization of
the United Nations for undertaking a field study
entitled " Gender considerations in managing
organic farming for food security & livelihood:
Case Study in Karnataka" during 2002.
- PNASF / ICV / 2002: PNASF organized the
International Conference on Vegetables (ICV) held
from 11-14 November, 2002 in collaboration with
Indian Society of Vegetables Science (ISVS) and
Indian Institute of Horticultural Research (IIHR)
at ITC Windsor Sheraton & Towers, Bangalore. The
Chairman, PNASF served as the Chairman of the ICV,
Organizing Council and the PNASF hosted the ICV
Central Secretariat. PNASF Contributed funds to
the ICV 2002.
- PNASF / HORTIVAR / 2002: FAO in
collaboration with the PNASF had organized the
Hortivar training programme for the ICV-Participants
during the International Conference on Vegetables
held from 11-14 November, 2002 at Bangalore. It is
the database developed by the FAO, which gives the
information about the cultivars of vegetable grown
in different parts of the countries and the
regions.
- PNASF / FAO / 2002: PNASF facilitated
the visit of FAO-Madagascar team to different
Ecological Based Institutions in Bangalore.
- PNASF/VELU/2002: PNASF received grant
from Dr. (Mrs.) Sundari Velu, USA towards the
promotion of Vegetables in India.
- PNASF/ICV/2001: PNASF received a
contribution from the Indian Society for Vegetable
Science as a seed money for implementation of the
International Conference on Vegetables (ICV).
- PNASF/AHUJA/2001: PNASF received a
grant from Dr. K. G. Ahuja towards the award of
scholarship to post-graduate students in
horticulture.
- PNASF/FAO/IUC/2001-02: FAO/TFD-00/IND-003/
2001 Project: Hybrid Seed Production in Vegetable
Seeds by Physically Handicapped and Destitute
People: PNASF received a grant from the Food &
Agriculture Organization of the United Nations for
the implementation of the project entitled "Hybrid
Seed Production in Vegetable Crops by Physically
Handicapped & Destitute People". The hi-tech
horticultural activities undertaken by the
physically and mentally challenged children at
Dodaballapur centre, under the guidance of PNASF
technical staff and IUC volunteers continued
during the year 2004-2005.
- PNASF/AHS/2001-02: The project “Top
working in mango funded by the PNASF and
implemented by the Agri-Horticultural Society
(AHS), Hyderabad provided practical training to
more than 50 growers in Hyderabad and Maharashtra.
More than 1000 mango trees were top worked in
about 30 orchards of the farmers. The AHS has
brought out a leaflet entitled “Old mango into
gold mango” during 2001-2003. The AHS is of the
opinion that the new varieties developed by the
research institution could be top-worked to update
the existing orchards.
- PNASF/SFAC/2001-02: The PNASF received
fund from Small Farmers’ Agri-Business Consortium,
New Delhi to undertake economic studies. Three
Ph.D. students in Agricultural Economics at the
University of Agricultural Sciences have been
supported in preparing three feasibility studies
on (a) turmeric, (b) tomato and (c) passion fruit
for improving commercial production and
processing. The following studies were completed
and reports submitted.
-
An Economic Study on "Production, processing and
marketing of turmeric in Karnataka" by Mr. G.B.
Lokesh and Dr. M.G. Chandrakanth.
- An Economic Study on "Varietal improvement of
tomato for processing in Kolar, Karnataka" by Ms.
Hari Shilpa, Dr. M G. Chandrakanth and Mr. G. B.
Lokesh.
- An Economic Study on "Feasibility of passion fruit
exports from Kodagu District, Karnataka" by Mr.
P.P. Muthappa and Dr. M G. Chandrakanth.
- PNASF/FAO/2000: In order to augment the
Household Food Security, the PNASF has contributed
a sum of Rs. 1,00,000/- only on 29th September,
2000 to the FAO’s Telefood Programme in India.
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