DISTRICT PROFILE TUMKUR

TUMKUR

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District Profile - Tumkur

Overview
Location & connectivity Fact file Industry profile

Agriculture profile
Horticulture profile Agribusiness and allied sectors - Opportunities Physical infrastructure Public investment in the district List of abbreviations and references Contacts

District Profile - Tumkur

Location & connectivity

600 km radius

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 km

300 km radius

< 300 km

300 - 600 km

PORT

AIRPORT

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Fact file

SOIL TYPE
Red gravelly clay Red gravelly loam Red clay Loamy alluvial

Agriculture Horticulture Animal Husbandry & allied Coconut & related products Chemical & Engineering

Three Agro-climatic Zones

540 mm
Rainfall

TALUKS
Tiptur Turuvekere Chikkanayakanahalli Sira Kunigal

Industries

2119 ft above MSL

Average Elevation

34C Max 12C Min

Temperature

Tumkur
Gubbi Tumkur Koratagere

District Headquarters 10648 sq. km District Area

2.68 Million Population 74.32% Literacy Rate

Madhugiri

Pavagada

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Industry profile
Mysore seed cocoon production is an important occupation in Kunigal taluk of the district. Chikkanayakanahalli, Tiptur and Turuvekere taluks are Bivoltine seed areas. V-1 and M-5 are popular mulberry varieties grown in the district. Ragi and Groundnut are the major crops of the district. About 30 percent area previously under cereals have been diverted to oilseeds. Hybrids in Paddy are the ruling varieties in the district. Area under Maize is increasing every year.

Availability of tanks and reservoirs makes the region quite suitable for inland fishing, especially in the ornamental fish segment. The increasing domestic demand for fish can be leveraged by development of organised markets and kiosks.

Moderately Developed Industry

Developing Industry

Underdeveloped Industry

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.

HF and Jersey Crossbred Cows are popular in the district. Graded buffaloes like Murrah are also reared in large numbers. Poultry and goat rearing is extensive in the district. Sheep rearing is predominant in Sira taluk. Piggery is also catching up in the district.

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

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Agriculture profile
3753 Area in hectares Production in tonnes 160937 263493 2878 2541 District Level Yield State Level Yield

131003
89913 89917 32789 13932 15538 11843 1222

1590

1677

841 29154 450

779 438

Rice

Ragi

Maize

Groundnut

Sunflower

Rice

Ragi

Maize

Groundnut

Sunflower

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.

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Horticulture profile
Productivity per Hectare (in Tonnes) Crops Coconut (000 nuts/Ha.) Areca nut Betel vine (Million leaves/Ha.) Mango Banana Pomegranate Tomato Onion Brinjal Gherkins Cucumber Aster Crossandra Jasmine Chrysanthemum

Potential Yield
15000 1.5 2 25 32.5 20 32.5 18 25 22 20 10 5 5 10

District average 11000 1.4 2.35 17.5 33.5 11 28 10.92 25.77 20.06 12.6 9.82 6.4 7.21 14.44

Gap in Yield
4000 0.1 0.35 7.5 9 4.5 7.08 1.94 7.4 0.18 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.

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.

Tamarind
Ginger

10
6.8

9.6
2.6

0.4
4.2

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Agribusiness and allied sectors - Opportunities

Enablers:

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

Agro-based industries both upstream and downstream segments

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

Coconut, copra market at Tiptur

Organic farming

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

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. EDUCATIO N
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

INR 10.17 Billion
95.9

84.3

Investment into the districts agri-business over a period of 2007-08 to 2011-12

3256.175

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.

337

487.397

1849.416

Development of research institute in Organic Farming.

Seed production programme.

1913.936

Revitalization of Agricultural Extension System. Karnataka Farm Mechanisation Mission. Comprehensive poultry, piggery & fisheries development

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

programme
Development of e-trading infrastructure for agricultural

markets.

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List of abbreviations and references

C-DAP AEZ ft GoI GoK Ha Comprehensive District Agricultural Plan Agri Export Zone Feet Government of India Government of Karnataka Hectare Max Min mm MSL NGO RKVY SEZ SHG sq. km VAP Maximum Minimum Millimetre Mean Sea Level Non-Governmental Organization Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana Special Economic Zone Self-Help Group Square kilometre Value Added Products

INR
ITI km KPCL KVK

Indian Rupee
Industrial Training Institute Kilometre Karnataka Power Corporation Limted Krishi Vigyan Kendra

References:
1. 2. 3. 4.

Comprehensive District Agricultural Plan document, GoK District at a glance GoK document Department of Industries and Commerce, GoK Census of India, GoI 11

Contact
The Managing Director Karnataka State Agricultural Produce Processing and Export Corporation Limited (A Government of Karnataka Enterprise) No.17, Richmond Road Bangalore 560025 INDIA Phone: +91 80 2227 1194 / 2224 3082 Fax: +91 80 2227 8974 Email: kappec@dataone.in Additional Information http://www.bounteouskarnataka.com

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