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Welcome to UAS Dharwad

The University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad was established on October 1, 1986.

The University has 5 Colleges, 30 Research Stations, 6 Extension Education Units, 6 Krishi Vigyan Kendras and ATIC. The University has its jurisdiction over 7 districts namely Bagalkot, Belgaum, Bijapur, Dharwad, Gadag, Haveri, and Uttar Kannada in northern Karnataka. Greater diversity exists in soil types, climate, topography cropping and farming situations. The jurisdiction includes dry-farming to heavy rainfall and irrigated area. Important crops of the region include sorghum, cotton, rice, pulses, chilli, sugarcane, groundnut, sunflower, wheat, safflower etc. The region is also known for many horticultural crops.

Considerable progress has been registered in the field of education, research and extension from this University.

Shri. N. H. Shivshankar Reddy

Hon’ble Minister for Agriculture Government of Karnataka and Pro-Chancellor of UAS, Dharwad.

Shri. N. H. Shivashankar Reddy was first elected to the Karnataka legislative assembly in 1999 as an independent candidate. Prior to this, he had served at the village council level. In the subsequent three State legislative assembly elections, Shri. Reddy won each time.

In July 2013, he was elected the Deputy Speaker of the Assembly.

Shri. Reddy was born on 24 September 1954 in Nagasandra, a village in Gowribidanur taluk,(in present-day Chikkaballapura district of Karnataka) to Subhashanamma and N. S. Hanumantha Reddy. Shri. Reddy holds a bachelors degree in agricultural sciences from the University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad.

Currently he is Agriculture Minister in Government of Karnataka.

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