Date: 05 December, 2019
Venue: Gouswarga, Bankuli, Siddapura
The National Seminar Series 1 – Soil Protection is Mankind Protection successfully concluded on 05 December 2019.
Overview of the Seminar
- 8.30 to 9.30am – Breakfast and registration
- 9.30 to 10.30am – Inauguration programme
- 10.30am to 1.00pm – Guest lectures and audience discussion
- 1.00 to 2.00pm – Lunch
- 2.00 to 3.00pm – Gou Tulabhara, Poster Presentation
- 3.00 to 4.30pm – Farmer experience sharing and audience discussion
- 4.30 to 5.00pm – Video Presentations by Sri Matha
- 5.00 to 6.00pm – Valedictory programme
- 6.00pm onwards – Gou Deepotsava
During Seminar
Expert Lectures and Speeches by:
- Dr S A Patil, Former Vice Chancellor, University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad; Former Director, Indian Agriculture Research Institute, New Delhi ; Former Chairman, Karnataka Krishi Mission
- Dr A B Patil, Officer on Special Duty to Deputy CM and Minister for Agriculture & Transport, Govt of Karnataka
- Dr C A Srinivas Murthy, Former Director of Research, Central Agriculture University, Imphal
- Dr K M Indresh, Vice Chancellor, University of Horticultural Sciences, Bagalkot
- Dr S S Prakash, Professor and HoD of Soil Science and Agriculture Chemistry, College of Agricultural Science, Mandya
- Dr N K Hegde, Dean, College of Horticulture Sciences, Sirsi
- Sri Vishweshwar Sajjan, Organic farmer, Rajyotsava Award Recipient
- Sri A P Chandrashekar, Progressive Farmer
- Sri Shivananda Kalave, Agricuture Expert
- Sri Mahabaleshwara, Assistant Director, Department of Agriculture, Siddapura
Gou related Activities held with the Seminar
- Gou Chikitsa camp
- Gou Tulabhara
- Gou Deepotsava
Additional Activities held in relation to the Seminar
- Decision and Oath taken in relation to Soil and Goumatha
- Soil Testing
- Release of Mruthbhoda – Abstract CD and E-Book
- Poster Presentation
- Presentation of Top 3 Best posters
- 1st – Vidya V Choudhari and Team
- 2nd – Manjunath N V and Team
- 3rd – Rashmi C M and Team
Numbers for the Seminar are as follows
- Participation:
- Students: 300
- Farmers: 200
- Scientists: 45
- Guests: 15
- General Public: 300
- Abstract Received and accepted: 61
- Poster Presented : 35
- Soil Samples for testing on the day: 18
- Stalls present: 15
Organising Committee
- Chairman – National seminar series – I :
Dr K M Indiresh, Hon’ble Vice Chancellor University of Horticultural Sciences, Bagalkot
- Patron:
Dr S S Prakash, Professor and Head, Soil Science & Agricultural Chemistry, College of Agriculture, UASB, Mandya - Chief Coordinators:
Dr N K Hedge, Dean, College of Horticulture, Sirsi
Dr Gururaj Padil, Samshodhana Khanda, Sri Ramachandrapura Matha - Organizing Secretaries:
Dr Vighnesh N S, Samshodhana Khanda, Sri Ramachandrapura Matha
Dr Shivakumar K M, Assistant Professor, Soil Sciences & Agriculture Chemistry, College of Horticulture, Sirsi
Sri Radhakrishna Bandagadde, Samshodhana Khanda, Sri Ramachandrapura Matha
Dr Ravi, Samshodhana Khanda, Sri Ramachandrapura Matha - Convener:
Gangadhar M Arkachari, Samshodhana Khanda, Sri Ramachandrapura Matha - Treasurer:
Sri Aravinda Lada, Samshodhana Khanda, Sri Ramachandrapura Matha
Working Committee
- Advisor: Dr Y V Krishnamurthy
- Honorary President : Sri R S Hegde Haragi
- President : Subbanna Sangollimane
- Vice Presidents: V M Hegde Almane, Bhaskar Hegde Kodgibail, Murali Gijagaru
- Chief Secretary : Veena Bhat Sirsi
- Secretary : Harsha Gunjagodu
- Office: Bharathi Hegde Kodgibail
- Hospitality: Raghu Mussavalli
- Warehouse: M G Ramachandra Maradumane
- Exhibition : M V Hegde Muttige
- Gou Clinic: Sridhar Bhat Shiralagi
- Transportation and Accommodation: Ramamurthy Kannalli
- Guest Relations: Shishir Hegde
- Guest Incharge: N V Hegde Muttige
- Temporary Construction: Madhu G K
- Deepotsava: Dharmic section, Gouswarga
- Coordination/ Publicity: Madhu Gomathi
- Media Publicity: Nagaraja Bhat Kekkaru
- Volunteers: D G Bhat
- Agriculturist discussion: Radhakrishna Bandagadde
- Documentation: Athmika Bhat
- Security: Manjunatha Bhat Kulmane
- Irrigation & Electricity: Gouswarga administration
Sponsors and co-sponsors
- T M S
- CAMPCO
- Dinesh Shahra
- Gouphala
- Haliyala Trust
- Kadamba
- Annapoorna Nursery, Pethri
- Karnataka Milk Federation, Dharwad
