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About ARS Chittapur

           

        The Agricultural Research Station, Chittapur is situated in the North-Eastern dry zone of Karnataka (Region II, Zone 2) located at Latitude 17.12°N and Longitude 77.08°E. It has an average elevation of 403 metres (1322 ft) above mean sea level (MSL) characterized by dry climate, the annual rainfall varies from 633.2 to 806.6 mm. The station is about 1.8 km away from Chittapur town of Kalaburagi (Gulbarga) district and railway track from Hyderabad to Mumbai passes through the farm. 

      Agricultural Research Station, Chittapur farm was established by the Department of Agriculture, Government of Karnataka in the year 1962 as a Seed Farm, the main mandate of farm was seed production in different field crops. It is having 56.32 acres of deep black to medium black soil, with cultivable area of 53.20 acres. The remaining area is under roads and buildings (3.12 acres). In the year 2012 the seed farm was handed over to University of Agricultural Science, Raichur on lease basis, with objective of research, seed production and training. The main mandate of the farm is to produce seeds of major crops of this region under rainfed condition and farm activities are carried out completely by farm mechanization. So for 785 quintals of various classes of seeds (major crops: Redgram, Greengram, Blackgram and Bengalgram) were produced at ARS Chittapur. Farm superintendent is incharge and Head of station, 1 field assistant and 1 farm labor are presently working in this station.  The research station has facilities like office room, two godown and threshing yard. The effort to bring the farm under irrigation is in progress.

 

 

Dr. Praveen Kumar Baroorkar

The Head and Farm Superintendent (Incharge)

Agricultural Research Station, Chittapur- 585211

Phone No : 8310251261

E-mail: fsarschittapur@gmail.com

 

 

Last Updated: 23-07-2020 04:29 PM Updated By: Admin


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