Tum Kur District Profile

Karnataka Global Agribusiness & Food Processing Summit ‘11

DISTRICT PROFILE – TUMKUR

TUMKUR

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Overview

Location & connectivity

Fact file

Industry profile

Physical infrastructure

Public investment in the district

Contacts

Agriculture profile

Horticulture profile

Agribusiness and allied sectors - Opportunities

List of abbreviations and references

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District Profile - Tumkur

Location & connectivity

AIRPORTPORT< 300 km 300 - 600 km

Major Ports, Airports:

Domestic airports at Hubli, Bellary & Mysore within 300 km

Bangalore International Airport at less than 80 km distance; Goa & Hyderabad within 600 km

Mangalore & Karwar Ports within 300 km300 km radius

600 km radius

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Fact file

34◦C Max

12◦C Min

540 mm

2119 ft above MSL

Temperature

Rainfall

Average Elevation

Agriculture

Horticulture

Animal Husbandry & allied

Coconut & related products

Chemical & Engineering

Industries

2.68 Million

Population

SOIL TYPE

Red gravelly clay Red clay

Red gravelly loam

TALUKS

Three Agro-climatic Zones

74.32%

Literacy Rate

Tumkur

District Headquarters

10648 sq. km

District Area

Loamy alluvial

Tiptur Kunigal

Turuvekere Gubbi

Chikkanayakanahalli Tumkur

Sira Koratagere

Madhugiri Pavagada

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Mysore seed cocoon production is animportant occupation in Kunigal talukof the district. Chikkanayakanahalli,Tiptur and Turuvekere taluks areBivoltine seed areas. V-1 and M-5 arepopular mulberry varieties grown in thedistrict.

Industry profile

Dominant fruits include Mango, Areca nut, banana and pomegranate. Common vegetables include tomato, onion, brinjal (eggplant), sweet flag, betel vine and tamarind. Jasmine, Chrysanthemum and Marigold are the flower crops which are grown.

Ragi and Groundnut are the majorcrops of the district. About 30 percentarea previously under cereals have beendiverted to oilseeds. Hybrids in Paddyare the ruling varieties in the district.Area under Maize is increasing everyyear.

Rice mills, Coir industries, Oil extraction mills are the major agro-based industries in the region. Owing to the expanding horticulture in the district, opportunities to integrate the value chain through VAP based industries are high.

HF and Jersey Crossbred Cows arepopular in the district. Graded buffaloeslike Murrah are also reared in largenumbers. Poultry and goat rearing isextensive in the district. Sheep rearing ispredominant in Sira taluk. Piggery is alsocatching up in the district.

Availability of tanks and reservoirsmakes the region quite suitable forinland fishing, especially in theornamental fish segment. Theincreasing domestic demand for fishcan be leveraged by development oforganised markets and kiosks.

Moderately Developed Industry

Developing Industry

Under-developed Industry

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Agriculture profile

29154

160937

13932

131003

15538

89913

263493

32789

89917

11843

Rice Ragi Maize Groundnut Sunflower

Area in hectares

Production in tonnes

Opportunities in storage

Building adequate storage/cold storage facilities

Transferring technology and technical knowledge on storage practices.

Improving post harvest infrastructure.

Opportunities in processing

Transferring knowledge on grading, processing, packing and marketing

Making processing equipments available

Creating and transferring knowledge on improved post -harvest practices.

3753

1222

1677

450

779

2541

1590

2878

841

438

Rice Ragi Maize Groundnut Sunflower

District Level Yield State Level Yield

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Horticulture profile

CropsProductivity per Hectare (in Tonnes)

Potential YieldDistrict average

Gap in Yield

Coconut (‘000 nuts/Ha.)

15000 11000 4000

Areca nut 1.5 1.4 0.1

Betel vine (Million leaves/Ha.)

2 2.35 0.35

Mango 25 17.5 7.5

Banana 32.5 33.5 -

Pomegranate 20 11 9

Tomato 32.5 28 4.5

Onion 18 10.92 7.08

Brinjal 25 25.77 -

Gherkins 22 20.06 1.94

Cucumber 20 12.6 7.4

Aster 10 9.82 0.18

Crossandra 5 6.4 -

Jasmine 5 7.21 -

Chrysanthemum 10 14.44 -

Tamarind 10 9.6 0.4

Ginger 6.8 2.6 4.2

Opportunities in marketing

Opportunities in marketing infrastructure like wholesale markets, terminal markets, functional infrastructure for collection, grading and scientific retail market.

Strategies to exploit market potential available in the micro cities for organically produced quality food.

Opportunities in processing

Modernization of processing units for horticultural crops like mango, pomegranate, banana coconut and areca nut.

Establishment of food parks can further integrate the chain.

Opportunities in storage

Building cold storage units for better storage of horticulture produce and to avoid market glut and fetch better price in future.

Emphasis for the establishment of pack houses, cold chain and controlled environment storage.

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Agro-based industries both upstream and downstream segments

Expansion and better utilization of AEZs to serve the international market.

Organic farming

Agribusiness and allied sectors - Opportunities

Diverse Agro climatic condition

Existence of Central Plantation Research Stations, SHGs, NGOs, KVKs, departmental capacity building centres

Flower market at Badavanahalli in Madhugiri

Sheep market at Sira, C.N.halli, Akkirampura

Coconut, copra market at Tiptur

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Enablers:


Physical infrastructure

• Bangalore Electricity Supply Company Limited (BESCOM) is responsible for supply of electricity in Tumkur. In order to deal with the increasing population and industrialization in the area, major public investments in power generation and transmission is being introduced. In the rural level, consistent effort to enhance biogas based projects are also being made.

POWER

• There are no perennial river in the district. The minor rivers originate from watersheds and empty into the reservoirs and tanks in the district.

There are 1462 minor irrigation tanks in the district irrigating 57,132 hectares of land.

The Hemavathy project which on completion is expected to irrigate 237,000 acres of land in Tumkur districtWATER

• Tumkur has 3897 primary schools, 569 High schools & 132 Pre-university colleges.

• In higher education segment, the district has 69 general colleges, 1 medical college, 6 engineering colleges, 10 ITIs, 1 dental college, 2 law colleges and 1 polytechnic.

EDUCATION

• Tumkur has close to 75 primary health centres along with 10 major hospitals.

• Dispensaries and drug shops are also available in plenty in the district.

• The district has been a centre for various healthcare initiatives at Government level like Tuberculosis control programme, polio immunization programme, etc.

HOSPITAL

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Public investment in the district

1913.936

1849.416

487.397

337

3256.175

84.3

95.9

Figures in INR Million

Outlay of C-DAP & RKVY outlay for Projects in Tumkur District for selected sectors under

Eleventh Five-Year Period 2007-08 to 2011-12

Capacity Building Projects from GoK / GoI:

Development of food park.

Development of fisheries research and information centre.

Strengthening Agri-Marketing & Agri-Management in Karnataka.

Development of technology transfer mechanisms in the state.

Establishment of Village Knowledge Centre.

Development of research institute in Organic Farming.

Seed production programme.

Revitalization of Agricultural Extension System.

Karnataka Farm Mechanisation Mission.

Comprehensive poultry, piggery & fisheries development programme

Development of e-trading infrastructure for agricultural markets.

INR 10.17 Billion

Investment into the district’s agri-business over a period of

2007-08 to 2011-12

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List of abbreviations and references

C-DAP Comprehensive District Agricultural Plan

AEZ Agri Export Zone

ft Feet

GoI Government of India

GoK Government of Karnataka

Ha Hectare

INR Indian Rupee

ITI Industrial Training Institute

km Kilometre

KPCL Karnataka Power Corporation Limted

KVK Krishi Vigyan Kendra

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References:

1. Comprehensive District Agricultural Plan document, GoK

2. “District at a glance” – GoK document

3. Department of Industries and Commerce, GoK

4. Census of India, GoI

Max Maximum

Min Minimum

mm Millimetre

MSL Mean Sea Level

NGO Non-Governmental Organization

RKVY Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana

SEZ Special Economic Zone

SHG Self-Help Group

sq. km Square kilometre

VAP Value Added Products

Contact

The Managing DirectorKarnataka State Agricultural Produce Processing and Export Corporation Limited(A Government of Karnataka Enterprise)No.17, Richmond RoadBangalore – 560025INDIA

Phone: +91 80 2227 1194 / 2224 3082Fax: +91 80 2227 8974

Email: [email protected]

Additional Information

http://www.bounteouskarnataka.com

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