Jackfruit Agri-Tourism Project Proposal
Jackfruit Agri-Tourism Project Proposal
Jackfruit Agri-Tourism Project Proposal
Submitted By:
COLLEGE OF HORTICULTURE, KOLAR
(UNIVERSITY OF HORTICULTURAL
SCIENCES, BAGALKOT),
Executive summary
Sl Particulars Details
1 Name of the Promoter College of Horticulture, Kolar, (UHS, Bagalkot)
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2 PAN College:AAAGA0435J, UHS-AAAAU2561P
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and mission. 3073 7254 6623 18-19
10 4E-mail Objectives of the project. [email protected] 19
11 Location of the&
Scope Unit
importance Jack
of the Garden, NH-75,Tamaka,Kolar-563103
project.
5 20-22
12 Nature of activity Jackfruit Agritourism centre
6 Promoter details 22-24
13 Nature of venture Agritourism centre
The proposed project.
7Constitution 25-28
14 Government entity
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Location
8Financial out lay
of the Agritourism center.
260.94 28-29
16 Margin Training,
money 0 & EDP
incubation center facilities.
9 29-30
17 Bank loan 0
18 B C R Backward and forward linkages.
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19 NPW 0
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IRR Human resources requirement
0 30
21 DSCR 0
12 Electricity Power, Water and Pollution aspects 30-31
22 Scale of the unit MSME
13 Production of jack fruits. 31-32
23 Financing institution Government of Karnataka.
24 14 Marketing
Implementation ofProject
of the jack fruits and its value
Project will beadded products.
implemented after getting grant from GOK32-33
Cost ofproject. The project
the project and means is technically feasible, economically viable, socially
of finance.
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Viability of the
acceptable, Legally tenable and hence bankable. 33
20 Government initiatives. 38
22 Conclusion 39
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1. Introduction
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Agricultural tourism or Agritourism has been a widely discussed topic since the last 15-
20 years. However, what believed is that this phenomenon has been a part of our economy since
thousands of years in many different forms. Agritourism is the idea of bringing urban
residents to rural areas for leisure travel and spending. In today’s world, where the
mechanization has expanded many-fold, people seem to have lost touch with how and where is
their food produced. Through Agritourism, people get a chance to reconnect with their soil by
offering a ‘hands on experience’ with the agricultural techniques and methods. Agritourism
incorporates a wide variety of activities, such as milking cows, feeding the farm animals, tending
the bees, picking fruits and many other recreational and outdoor activities. Besides, it also offers
an educational experience to the tourists like historical exhibits or crop tours etc.
Agriculture is the backbone of the Indian economy and Agritourism is one of the latest
concepts to revolutionize the India travel industry. Buoyed by the growing popularity of
homestays in India, farmstays (essentially a homestay on a farm) are blossoming across the
country. They provide an authentic and interactive experience of rural life, in the delightfully
fresh country air. These farmstays are among the best in India and range from simple to
sublime.
Agritourism is slowly picking up in our country in all the states. Karnataka state is also
not lagging behind and the Agritourism is taking momentum in the state.
Karnataka State had earlier only one Agricultural University with its headquarter at
Bengaluru serving the entire state. In 1986 the university was bifurcated to establish another
university with headquarters at Dharwad to strengthen the teaching, research and extension
education activities in Northern Karnataka. Considering the importance of Horticulture,
Government of Karnataka established a new University of Horticultural Sciences at Bagalkot in
2008, after bifurcation of Horticulture education, research and extension from Agriculture
Universities. It is the third Horticulture University of India after Y.S.Parmar Horticulture and
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Forestry University at Solan (H.P.) and Andhra Pradesh Horticultural University at West
Godawari (A.P.).
Although, the Karnataka State is having more potential for development of horticulture, it
has not been up scaled up to full potential. One of the reasons for this was due to the fact that
the farming community did not receive the requisite impetus by way of availability of trained
horticultural personnel to undertake entrepreneurship and research backed technology. In spite of
having many horticultural institutes in the state, the horticulture development in Karnataka as a
whole found to be not much developed.
This center has been already recognized as Agritourism Center by Deputy Commissioner
of Kolar and District tourism committee for two years.
This proposed Agritourism center will provide all modern facilities of learning, training,
research, recreation, outing etc to the farmers, schools and college students, agriculture and
horticulture college learners, researchers, SHG members, EDP trainings etc in agriculture and
horticulture in general and various aspects of Jack fruit crops production, processing & value
added products in particular.
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Why to propose and propagate cultivation of Jack trees among public and farmers…?
This wonderful and miracle Jackfruit tree has multi-directional uses with all parts of a
tree has valuable uses. That is why this crop is called as “Navakalpavruksha” in recent times.
Mainly, they have Nutraceutical properties possessing rich protein, vitamins & minerals could
also be used as medicines. This crop would nourish the requirement of million children and
women’s hidden hunger and nutrition.
Kolar district:
Kolar is located at a distance of about 72 km from Bengaluru. It is situated on the
Bengaluru - Chennai National Highway-75. Kolar covers an expanse of 4,012 km² of land lies
between13.13°N & 78.13°E. It has an average elevation of 822 meters. The Kolar is well
connected by road and rail. Kolar is known for production of Milk, which recently
surpassed Denmark, and gold mining. Kolar is popularly known as the land of silk, milk, mango
and gold. It is the second-largest market for tomatoes in Asia (after Pimpalgaon, Nashik) and the
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largest in South India. Kolar is leading India in production of Mango, Tomato and Milk which
are exported to various other nations like UK, USA and UAE.
Antara Gange
Antaragange is the main tourist spot of Kolar, mainly it is known as “Dakshina Kashi
Kshetra” because of the belief of the people that the water is coming out of Nandi’s mouth who
is a chariot of god Shiva. It is 4 km away from Kolar and 71 km away from state capital
Bengaluru.
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Kotilingeshwara Temple
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Table 1: DETAILS OF GEOGRAPHICAL AREA OF KOLAR DISTRICT
The total geographical of the district is 3,74,916 hectares, out of which, 2,13,543 is net
cultivated area with a horticulture area of 1,11,453 hectares (29.73 % net cultivated area).
Fruits: Mango, Jack fruit, Banana, Sapota, Guava, Papaya, Grapes, Citrus &its sps,
Pomegranate, Custard apple, Watermelon, Amla and other crops.
Vegetables: Tomato, Potato, Beans, Cabbage, Cauliflower, Knol-khol, Carrot, Brinjal,
Radish, Green chilli, Onion, Capsicum, Ladies finger, Beetroot, Drumstick, Methi, Palak,
Amaranthus, Pumpkin, Ridge gourd, Bitter gourd, Bottle gourd, Snake gourd, Ash gourd,
Cucumber and other vegetables crops.
Plantation crops: Coconut, Cashewnut, Arecanut and other plantation crops.
Spices: Tamarind, Coriander, Ginger, Dry Chilli, Turmeric, Garlic and other spice crops.
Flowers: Marigold, Rose, Chrysanthemum, Aster, Jasmine, Crossandra, Davana,
Geranium and other flower crops.
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Table 2: Group-wise Area and Production of different horticultural crops in Kolar district
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Satellite Image of the College of Horticulture, Tamaka, Kolar
Climate:
Kolar district falls in the Eastern dry zone of Karnataka. It experiences a semi-arid
climate, characterized by typical tropical monsoon weather with hot summers and mild winters.
The weather of Tamaka, Kolar is not much fluctuating with weather of Bengaluru city except
one or two degree higher temperature as compared to Bengaluru. The year is normally divided
into four seasons. They are; a) Dry season during Jan-Feb, b) Pre-monsoon during Mar-May, c)
South-West monsoon during Jun-Sept and d) Post or North-East monsoon during Oct-Dec.
Normal annual rainfall ranges from 650 to 800 mm. The South-West monsoon contributes
around 55 per cent of the annual rainfall. The North-East monsoon yields around 30 per cent.
The balance of around 15 per cent results from the pre-monsoon. September and October are the
wettest months with over 100 mm monthly rainfall.
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Although, most of the horticulture crops are grown in the district, but it has made a
special impact on crops like mango, tamarind, grapes, cashew, potato, tomato, beans, cabbage
and cauliflower.
The soils found in the district are Red sandy loam, red sandy and mixed soil. Although
the Karnataka state is having more potential for development of horticulture, it has not been
developed up to full potential.
The Kolar is well connected by road and rail and International Airport Bengaluru is just
52 kms. Kolar is known for production of Milk, which recently surpassed Denmark, and gold
mining.
Kolar is popularly known as the land of silk, milk, mango and gold. It is the second-
largest market for tomatoes in Asia (after Pimpalgaon, Nashik) and the largest in South India.
Kolar is leading in India in production of Mango, Tomato and Milk which are exported to
various other nations like UK, USA and UAE.
At the proposed vicinity of Jackfruit Agritourism Center there are many tourist places
located viz., Antara Gange, Kotilingeshwara Temple and Kolar Gold Fields (KGF).
Mission:
“To be a premier and ideal location for teaching, research and extension activities in the
field of horticulture to serve farming community of the state in particular and the country in
general”.
Goals:
1. To create an intellectually stimulating campus environment.
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2. To provide technological base and trained manpower for supporting horticulture and allied
activities in the state/country.
3. To plan and implement the strategies and programmes to achieve excellence in
horticultural education, research and extension, reinforcing one another.
4. Objectives of the project.
To establish and conserve Jack fruit germplasm field gene bank at College of
Horticulture, Kolar
To demonstrate and disseminate Jack fruit technologies to the farmers and Stake holders
across the state /country.
To supply quality planting materials and byproducts through jack fruit Agritourism
Center.
To provide aesthetic Jack fruit based architecture theme park at College of Horticulture,
Kolar.
To bring Jack enthusiasts together at one place for proper decision making
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5. Scope & importance of the project.
Agritourism is to experience the real rural life, taste the local genuine food and get
familiar with the various farming tasks. Hence, adding additional income generating activities to
existing agriculture would certainly increase contribution of agriculture in the national GDP.
Since, Jackfruit crop is relatively drought tolerant and less water consuming crop and
also this crop shows plasticity during drought with intermittent rains, could be introduced in
wastelands as an afforestation programme.
Agritourism is to experience the real rural life, taste the local genuine food and get
familiar with the various farming tasks. Agriculture is the backbone of Indian Economy. Around
75% of the population is directly or indirectly dependent on Agriculture and almost 26 percent of
India’s GDP comes from Agriculture. 90 million farmers are dwelling in 6.25 lack villages
producing food grains for feeding the country. More than a profession or a business, agriculture
is India’s culture. Hence, adding additional income generating activities to existing agriculture
would certainly increase contribution of agriculture in the national GDP. Serious efforts need to
be made in this direction and Agritourism is one such activity.
State or Central Mission projects like ZNBF, Israel water conservation technology and
Parampara Krishi vikasa yojana etc., could be easily implemented and propagated among
beneficiaries.
Mother Nature is open door school without brick walls! If observed carefully one can
learn something or the other, moreover India is Agriculturist’s Country, it is expected that we
should know the information related to agriculture.
Today urban children’s world has become limited in the closed door school, classes,
cartoon programs on the television, video games, chocolates, soft drinks, spicy fast food,
computer and internet and so on, they see mother nature only on television screen.
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Now it has become very necessary that children know the traditional way of agricultural
farming activities and other businesses dependent on agriculture. Here children come very close
to Mother Nature and learn many new things in life for a sustainable living.
Present Germplasm status of some Jackfruit trees has large diversity at COH, Kolar
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25 Shimoga 50
26 Talipuram 80
27 Sampangi 50
28 Rudrakshi 5
29 Bagepalli 70
30 Gunnagere 50
These are invaluable Jack stock reservoirs for sharing and exchanging clones for research.
6. Promoter details
About College of Horticulture, Kolar:
The College has started functioning in a rented Suguna Education building at Tamaka, 2
km away from Kolar during 2009 with an annual intake of 30 students. On 1 st August
2011, the college was shifted to the new buildings situated at Jack garden, Tamaka.
The present College of Horticulture, Kolar is just adjacent to Jalappa Medical College
providing an impetus to all activities through linkage and collaborative research and
development programmes.
The intake was gradually increased to 70 students during 2012-13. All the infrastructure
facilities viz., hostels, library, laboratories, play-ground, hospital, Gym room, TV room,
Mess, Staff quarters, well equipped farm office with tractors, drying yard, nursery and
other farm equipments, etc., have been developed in the new campus.
The college has well established orchard having crops like jack, mango, sapota, citrus
(acid lime, sweet orange, pummelo, lemon), jamun, aonla, pomegranate, guava, avocado,
papaya, banana including underutilized fruit crops, cashew, coconut, curry leaf,
drumstick, medicinal and aromatic plants, foliage and flowering plants, forest plants, etc.,
required for teaching and research.
An herbal medicinal and aromatic crops orchard has been established.
The farm has good irrigation facilities with enough bore Wells and farm ponds to meet
the requirements of the campus.
The total area of the College Campus is 16 ha. Out of which, 12 ha is cultivated land.
The cultivated area has been divided into six blocks (A, B, C, D, E & F) and allotted to
different departments for teaching and research activities as given below. Apart from this, a
new land of 68 acres for COH, Kolar has been acquired by State Government at Holali village
of Kolar taluk. It is 12 km away from College of Horticulture, Kolar campus en route to
Mulbagal taluk of Kolar. Extension of research programmes by UG and PG students and staff,
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germplasm bank of horticulture crops, model nursery, instructional model farm and integrated
farming system would be taken up.
This centre is already having an added attraction to all tourists since many years.
Just in front or entrance to Jack Garden of this campus/centre there lies a attractive unique
Lord Srirama Statue adjacent to small Jai Hanuman Temple which was built way back in
2004 with support donation of local people. The height of this statue is 108ft from base and
built using concrete material. This statue photo has won recently an award 12 th Annual
International i-Phone Photography to Mr.Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri. Many tourists enroute to
Tirupati make a visit here.
This is located just opposite to Girls Hostel of Jack Garden Campus which is supposed to be
lying there since time immemorial. These are supposed to be two foot imprints of Lord Srirama.
There are strong evidences of Lord Srirama living vicinity of this area as depicted with
sculptures & remnants at Avani hills, Avani and Vokkaleri hills, Vokkaleri which places are
within 15 km radius.But public are not aware of this spot.
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Biological waste disposal facility
The laboratory waste disposal is being handled as per the regulations. Appropriate and
duly labeled waste collections bins are used in laboratories of the college. The laboratory waste
is controlled by segregating it into appropriate classes right at laboratory stage. The waste
requiring incineration is being subjected to incineration using the facility at RL Jalappa Medical
College, Kolar. Safe and recyclable wastes are collected using waste bins and subjected for
vermicomposting.
Recently, a RKVY project has been sanctioned to this college to treat the sewage water
outflow of entire campus and test the impact of sewage treated water on horticultural crops
including Jack trees.
Hence, the campus has all the supporting facilities along with expert staff to start Jack
Agritourism center.
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7. The proposed project.
The proposed DPR is for establishment of agri / horti tourism center at college of
horticulture, Kolar, which will provide an opportunity to the publics, farmers, students, learners,
SHGs, entrepreneurs, unemployed youths etc, to learn more on agriculture, horticulture & allied
activates in general and jack fruit cultivation, processing and value added products.
In this project the college will be establishing all the facilities of jack fruit cultivation,
processing, and value added products.
The college of Horticulture, Tamaka, Kolar is having Asia’s oldest and largest Jack fruit
Plantation block with 1552 trees with 49 different genotypes located in the single geographical
location and which is considered as unique and only existing germplasm unit of Jack garden.
This Jack fruit orchard was planted during 1972 by Dr. M. H. Marigowda then Director
of Horticulture Karnataka to conserve and popularize Jack fruit at single geographical location.
Same is being maintained well with gap filling by leading jack varieties whenever trees are
old/sick.
Major proposed activities in the Jack Fruit Agritourism center at College of horticulture,
Kolar.
Preparing recent innovative Jack fruit cultivation technologies in different blocks viz IFS
IFS, IPM water and soil conservation, IWM, INM, Processing, organic farming, ZNBF
and canopy management as an instructional models.
To establish exhibition hall/museum comprising of seed to seed Jack fruit production
technologies which include seedling establishment, nursery management, intercultural
operations weed management, pest management, popular varieties establishment, ideal
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soil profile, hormonal regulation, water supply, harvesting methods, by production
preparation and preservation to extend shelf life of the produce, and export information.
To establish healthy graft production nursery, high tech nursery to produce grafts of
popular varieties of jack fruits to the farmers, entrepreneurs and also to provide
production and management technologies to the needy people. Collection of different
germplasm across the country and exotic varieties establishment and their management
and showcasing to the farmers and supply of quality grafts to needy persons.
To keep the children’s mind cool and to have pleasant leisure time, an aesthetic landscape
structures and parks to be established.
To give hands on training and production of value added Jack products to supply
nutritionally enriched jack fruit products like Jack fruit pulp, powder, chips, juice etc.
To set up incubating unit on Jack fruit processing technology and by product making
and export information to the needy farmers, entrepreneurs, small scale industries etc.
To organize hands on training, workshop, seminars, symposium, melas will be conducted
throughout the year. To disseminate jack technology and to gain knowledge the
educational tour and study tour will be organized.
Strengthening of self-help groups, small scale industry by providing Jack technologies
to develop their own enterprise and business.
To create natural Jack fruit ecofriendly ecosystem, open air theater, jack orchard view
point, bird watching center, amusement park, jack photography, children’s park, cafeteria,
Kuteeras etc. will be established.
Since the College of Horticulture, Kolar is already established in the jack fruit Tourism
Center with well qualified staff of professors, scientific laboratories, and field research plots in
the center. Hence it is very convenient to establish Jack fruit Agritourism center at College of
Horticulture, Kolar.
Phase-Ib
Civil Infrastructures
Purchase of necessary equipments, furniture’s and consumables
Phase-II
• Honey bee hives across the jack garden
• Solar powered lighting facilities
• Land scaping across Agritourism center
• Providing aesthetic values to garden
• Establishment with equipping jack museum, Jack Café, Hi-Tech nursery, Interactive
Meeting Hall, Entrance Structure, Road strengthening within campus
Phase-III
Hand on training/ workshops/ jack fest on jack technologies to interested farmers, faculty,
shelf help groups etc
Supply of quality planting materials of Jack & by products
Interaction of farmers/ tourists with experts
Jackfruit by default is on organic crop presently it has been scientifically managed with
proper inter cultivation operations maintaining good health of trees in their block at college of
horticulture, Kolar having 2-48 years age old plantation with majority being old trees bearing
100-200 fruits per tree.
Hence to disseminate the technical knowledge of Jack fruit there is a need to make jack
fruit Melas, workshops, training etc need to be organized.
Further, there is a need of Government intervention to revive Jack without allowing them
to extinct with proper conservation and popularization of Jack fruit at College of Horticulture,
Kolar to fulfill the following core activities.
To popularize and extend the Jack fruit cultivation area by making tourism unit at present
place
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Disseminate Jack Fruit technologies to nearby farmers and entrepreneurs across the
state / country by attracting the public as tourists.
In this view it is ideal to start crop specific technical tourist location at their enriched
germplasm location as Jack Fruit Agritourism center at College of horticulture, Kolar.
Hence here by we are submitting a project proposal to establish Jack fruit Agritourism Center
at COH, Kolar. This center has been already recognized as Tourism Center by Deputy
Commissioner of Kolar and District tourism committee for two years since June, 2019.
Presently, we have 1552 trees including gap filled with recent popular Jack fruit varieties.
Pruning, maturing, mulching, organic cultivation, dry land technologies, integrated pest
management, different water conservation techniques; canopy management at different
blocks have been initiated.
Which are proposed site for the Agritourism activity is considered as a revenue land
handed over to UHS, Bagalkot (COH, Kolar) from Dept. of Horticulture, Kolar on dt. 12-12-
2019 vide order no. Hi Sa.Tho Ni:Reva/Ko/Satoha/50/2009-10 . However this land has been
notified by GOK in which Govt. of Karnataka has handed over fully to UHS, Bagalkot wide
letter no. Sam.Tho Hi: Tho Ani Kshe sa:Sathoha 2;27;08-09 dt 21-09-2009. Subsequently
katha Phani – 1168817156, 1168617157 has been obtained from municipality of Kolar.
Area; 40 acres
Khata pani: 1168817156,1168617157
Survey Nos :115, 160 (Villages; Nadupalli, Tamaka)
Post Office: Tamaka
Police Station; Kolar Rural
Hobli: Huttur, Tamaka
Taluk: Kolar
District: Kolar
Airport:
The Kempegowda International Airport of Devanahalli of Bangaluru is located at just 52 km
away from Agritourism site. It is just 1-hour journey from this site.
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Reduces disguised unemployment in Agriculture sector
Indirec Reduces Post Harvest losses
t Food and nutritional security
By processing and value addition, the producer and trader can enhance their food
availability for domestic consumption and for export will increase.
Balanced nutrition
Availability of processed products through the year
Availability of fortified products
On the other hand, backward linkages need to be strong with public, tourists, and
retailers, wholesalers. As such demands of demanders would be met as suppliers of technology,
training and by-products.
Anyhow, this institution act as both suppliers and demanders as raw materials are readily
available in the campus farm and finished by-products goes out of this campus with its own
brand.
To fall in line with the government of Karnataka guidelines of Sarojini Mahishi award
the industry will employee all local persons. The labour laws in extant are followed adequately
& scrupulously.
The unit is situated in rural area and the availability of both male and female labours are
abundant.
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tension line already exists with sufficient load control. There are three transformers of 100 KVA
capacity and also electric panels.
Water:
Presently, out of five bore wells, three bore wells are working with 1.5 inch water output
which is sufficient to cater the campus drinking water and irrigation requirement. For irrigation,
out of nine ponds existing in the campus premises, three ponds with plastic lining on outer
surface of pond harvests rain water that could be stored up to February in summer. Through
installation of drip irrigation, water use could be minimized. An overhead tank facility with two
lakh liter capacity could suffice the overall need of water. For this two more bore Wels are
required to be dug freshly for tourism needs.
As on now, daily 1500 liters of sewage water is out flowing from campus. This year, a
RKVY project on STP setup is being implemented in the campus.
The sewage water treatment plant has capacity to treat 40,000 liters of sewage water
daily. So, all sewage water out flowing from the campus could be treated and will be reused for
irrigation once after necessary research with suitability for growth of different horticultural crops
is tested. Hence, safe disposal of sewage water is ensured in the campus.
Pollution aspects: -
The proposed venture is agri/horti tourism in Horticultural college campus, there is no
pollution causing aspects. Instead it will be pollution clearing aspect. The waste generated by
visitors will be managed properly to make fertilizer. Hence there the pollution aspects are not
applicable.
The college of Horticulture, Tamaka, Kolar is having Asia’s oldest and largest Jack fruit
Plantation block with 1552 trees with 49 different verities located in the single geographical
location and which is considered as unique and only one germplasm of Jack garden.
Approximately, 300-320 tons of jackfruit production is expected in the good rainfall year.
Currently, farmers are not getting good market price and also not able to process because
of lack of knowledge on processing, not awareness of proper processing equipments and lack of
market linkages. Hence, we will conduct training and vocational training programme to Youths,
SHG members, small entrepreneurs and farmers for 3 days to 5 days at training and incubating
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unit. We will train one SHG or youth group exclusively to process different processed products
of Jackfruit like Squash, Juice, Seed Powder, Ice cream, Pappad, Jack seed Powder, Instant
Gulab Jamun Mix etc at processing center. Sale of the different processed produces will be done
with brand name. We will conduct hands on training and also help the group to get FSSAI
certificate, packaging and make efforts to get market for their products at tourism center.
The following jackfruit value added products can be prepared from the processing unit of
Jackfruit.
14. Marketing of jack fruits and its value added products.
Since our endeavor is not just to develop the site as Jackfruit Agritourism center
destination but also to earn profits so we develop the site in line with the needs and requirements
of our clients. Our target customers also include the spillover tourists from the Jackfruit
Agritourism center who do not get entry into the Kolar circuit as most of them are the walk in
local tourists who reach here from nearby places including Kolar which is just about 9 KMs.
Local tour operators and travel agencies, who are handling these tourists, will be contacted and
made aware about the activities which are intended to provide. COH, Kolar will tie-up with local
tour operators so that they include our website in the itinerary of the tourists. Suitable Hoardings,
pamphlets and site specific marketing material will be published and hoarding will be erected at
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suitable place and pamphlets will be distributed to tourists coming to Jackfruit Agritourism
center in the initial period.
The whole jack fruit if sold as such it will not fetch good returns. Hence most of jack
fruits grown in the campus will be used for value added products as it fetches good price.
Further, since it is training and incubation center, the fruits grown in the campus will be utilized
in demonstration of preparation of value added products. If required, the fruits grown by the
farmer in the area will also be purchased for this purpose.
Particulars / Item of
Sl Outlay Govt. grants
investment
A Land cost OWN -
B Total of Civil work 154.54 154.54
C Total of Plant & Machineries 32.00 32.00
D Total ancillary activities 74.40 74.40
Grand total project cost 260.94 260.94
The college is seeking the grant of Rs. 260.94 lakh as capital cost for establishment of the
proposed Agritourism center.
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16. Financial projection and economics of the project.
The financial projections cost & benefit and economics of the project are worked out and
furnished in the Annexures appended. Accordingly, the investment is technically feasible,
economically viable, socially acceptable, legally tenable and hence fundable by GOK.
The GOK is granting the funds to the college for establishment of Agritourism center
which will benefit many people in the state and country. There is no loan component; hence the
financial viability is not calculated.
However, the college will generate income as stated in Annexure 3 to meet the expenses
in this connection and it will become self-sustainable. The surplus income will be utilized for the
improvement of Agritourism center.
This would help the technology not only in the jack, the same technology could be
extended in other fruit crops also. There by manifest broad technology of area of jack and
technologies. The following details of models will be undertaken to develop on Agri/horti
tourism center.
STRENGTHS:
The existing unique garden of Jackfruit is much diversified with 49 different genotypes
comprising of 1552 trees which is the only oldest Jack block plantation being maintained for
almost over 50 years. The preserving and conserving of these genotypes strengthens the Jack
germplasm block.
Kolar located in a dry zone of Karnataka and the Jack tree is being a dry land crop which
is most suitable underutilized drought and pest tolerant crop. Hence this Jack garden block acts
as a platform for exhibition and demonstration of various technologies in Jack. Jack is well
suited to demonstrate technologies on dry land agriculture and organic farming.
Kolar being a dry part of the Karnataka and the major crops are also dry land crop it is
most suitable underutilized drought& disease/ pest tolerant crop location which acts as a
platform for exhibition, demonstration of various technologies in Jack Fruit.
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This campus already having 8 Farm ponds to harvest the excess rain water. Also it has 3
poly houses, 03 Tunnels& shade houses for developing nursery plants.
Under the current support of government ZBNF could be implement
Since processing center already exists, these are scope for tourism well demonstrative
process of making of by products during off season.
The economic status of the SHG members could be promoted by conducting hands on
training of value addition of Jack fruits (Incubation unit - hidden hunger nutritional, food
security, nursery).
To serve the farming community by supplying good quality popular jack variety plant
material.
The incubation unit could help to conduct hands on training to new entrepreneurs and
also help to enhance testing their new products.
Since College of Horticulture, Kolar located in the district center and beside the NH-75 it
is very convenient for the road transportation and also well connected with air transport
from Bangaluru.
Weakness
Opportunities
Due to proximity center with good access to NH – 75 it can attract good number of
visitors.
Since this Garden is well developed and availability of raw materials for processing
Already existing facilities like college of Horticulture, KVK, Human resource technical
support. Jack specialists are available
Herbal Garden with popular medicinal and herbal plant are maintained
Well developed jack processing laboratories are available for processing of raw materials
By careful and planning & implementation of the Agritourism project initiative can
increase this revenue from this area.
It promotes extension of area of Jack fruit cultivation throughout the state / country
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It will strengthen the other tourism activities in the district /state.
It promotes education for all kinds of learners, students/farmers/ scientist/
investors/entrepreneurs etc.
It will strengthen the other tourism activities in the district
Threats
- Research plans of the student and faculties may be overlapped by tourism activities
- Since it is relatively small area (40 acre) no further development.
- For Large numbers of tourist can’t be provide hospitality & accommodation at a time.
Proposed micro sites for various civil infrastructure facilities within the Jack Garden:
The proposed micro sites for proposed infrastructure facilities are enclosed in Annexure-11.
As such, no trees will be cut to establish required infrastructure facilities for Agritourism. The
existing vacant lands among Jack fruit trees are identified for various activities scattered over the
entire area of the Garden. The weaknesses will be overcome by placing the sites of tourism
activities sufficiently distant from academic activities of the existing College. Absolutely, there
would be no disturbance to college, staff and students from the tourism. The research plots for
various practical works of student and staff would be shifted to new land acquired at Holali
village with an area of 68.28 acres situated at 12 kms from Jack Garden.
Proposed Civil work infrastructure for Jackfruit Agritourism Center at COH, Kolar:
- Civil work estimation by Nirmithi Kendra, Kolar: 100.524 Lakh
Central Govt. under RKVY project has already sanctioned two crores and sewage water
treatment plant will be set up shortly to do further research on testing suitability of horticultural
crops including jack.
At a High Level Meeting of Tourism held during October,2019 with presence of Honble
Tourism Minister Mr.C T Ravi at DC’s Office, Kolar, it was decided to have a Linked Circuit of
Tourist Places of Kolar like Kolaramma Temple, Someswara Temple, Antaragange hills and
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proposed museum at old DC’s Office with Jack Agritourism Centre, Tamaka, Kolar with
covering tourist taxi trip covering one day at Kolar. Financial help with subsidy to poor people
to buy taxi under this programme is already going on.
As such this type of unique project does not exist in Karnataka, hence can be replicated to
other places and other crops.
Motivated/prompted by this center Lakhs of wasteland could be converted into potential
land of government, corporates and farmers.
Millions of tourists will be benefitted on technical know-how, entrepreneurship training,
Students of the campus and tourists majorly progressive farmers, entrepreneurs could be
able to have viable interaction and mutual learning
Experiences of different jack growers from different places facilitates share of knowledge
for the benefit of other.
Area of jack & entrepreneurship will be mooted to encourage employment generation to
many.
Jack production and thus generated profit will enhance economic status of farmers, state
in particular and country by export and increase of GDP in general.
Benefit from sharing and exchange of jack germplasm taking care of equitable profit will
ensure justice to guidelines of CBD and KBB,Bengaluru
Quality plant materials of jack would be supplied to farmers at minimal cost
22. Conclusion
The proposed project will provide an opportunity for study of agri-Tourism, with special
focus on jack fruit cultivation, processing, value added products, marketing. It is an eye opener
among the farmers & work in tune with central and state government motives of doubling of
farmer’s income.
On successful implantation of this project, the same can be replicated among other fruit
crops also. The project not only generates income but also creates huge employment.
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Regional Agricultural Research Station (RARS), Ambalavayal, Wayanad, Kerala
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ANNEXURE- 1 Physical and Financial programme /Cost Sheet
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Annexure-2 : Plant and Machineries and Lab Equipments Schedule
Amount (Rs
Sl.No. Equipments Quantity
in lakhs)
Rs. in lakhs
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Annexure 4 P & L account & Farm budget schedule
DPR for establishment of Agritourism center at College of Horticulture, Kolar.
P & L account / Income and expenditure statement (Recurring cost) in lakhs
Years 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Particulars Monthly 20-21 21-22 22-23 23-24 24-25 25-26 26-27 27-28 28-29 29-30
cost
Capacity utilization 80 90 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Water + 5% annual increase 10000 12 1.20 1.26 1.32 1.39 1.46 1.53 1.61 1.69 1.77 1.86
Repairs & maintenance per 4000 12 0.48 0.50 0.53 0.56 0.58 0.61 0.64 0.68 0.71 0.74
month, 5%annual increase.
Human resources, schedule 5.21 12 62.52 68.77 75.65 83.21 91.54 100.69 110.76 121.83 134.02 147.42
appended.
Sfaff PF and gratuity expenses,
10% of HR expenses + 5% 0.52 12 6.25 6.88 7.56 8.32 9.15 10.07 11.08 12.18 13.40 14.74
annual increase
Insurance for machinery+ 0.5% 32.00 1 0.32 0.33 0.33 0.34 0.35 0.35 0.36 0.37 0.37 0.38
annual increase
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Depreciation @ 10% on cost of
32.00 1 4.80 4.08 3.47 2.95 2.51 2.13 1.81 1.54 1.31 1.11
machineries
Transportation inward, +5%
20000 5 1.00 1.05 1.10 1.16 1.22 1.28 1.34 1.41 1.48 1.55
increase /annum
Advertisement & marketing
10000 12 1.20 1.26 1.32 1.39 1.46 1.53 1.61 1.69 1.77 1.86
expenses, +5% increase
Printing and stationery, + 5%
5000 12 0.60 0.63 0.66 0.69 0.73 0.77 0.80 0.84 0.89 0.93
annual increase
Communication +5% annual
5000 12 0.60 0.63 0.66 0.69 0.73 0.77 0.80 0.84 0.89 0.93
increase
Employee training expenses, +
10000 12 1.20 1.26 1.32 1.39 1.46 1.53 1.61 1.69 1.77 1.86
5% annual increase
Web maintenance charges +5%
7000 12 0.84 0.88 0.93 0.97 1.02 1.07 1.13 1.18 1.24 1.30
annual increase
Total recurring cost before tax 86.16 92.93 100.54 109.02 118.45 128.90 139.85 152.56 166.57 182.00
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Operating profit before tax 2.64 16.96 33.77 38.72 44.07 49.87 56.79 63.74 71.36 79.73
Tax on net profit @ 10% 0.26 1.70 3.38 3.87 4.41 4.99 5.68 6.37 7.14 7.97
Total recurring cost after tax 86.42 94.63 103.92 112.89 122.86 133.88 145.53 158.94 173.71 189.97
Net operating profit after tax 2.38 15.26 30.39 34.85 39.66 44.88 51.11 57.37 64.23 71.76
Assumptions:- The promoter is College of Horticulture under GOK, the funds are granted by the GOK for educational, study & research
purpose and public welfare, hence the debt is not serviced and viability ratios are not calculated.
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Annexure 5 Cash flow statement
PARTICULARS
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
20-21 21-22 22-23 23-24 24-25 25-26 26-27 27-28 28-29 29-30
INFLOW
Gross Returns 88.80 109.89 134.31 147.74 162.52 178.77 196.64 216.31 237.94 261.73
Bank Loan -
Grant from Govt. is
treated as margin 260.94
money
Margin Money - - - - - -
Gross investment 260.94 - - - - - -
Total inflow 349.74 109.89 134.31 147.74 162.52 178.77 196.64 216.31 237.94 261.73
OUTFLOW
Gross Recurring
86.16 92.93 100.54 109.02 118.45 128.90 139.85 152.56 166.57 182.00
Cost
Capital Cost 260.94
Total capital cost 260.94 - - - - - -
Total out flow 347.10 92.93 100.54 109.02 118.45 128.90 139.85 152.56 166.57 182.00
Net profit 2.64 16.96 33.77 38.72 44.07 49.87 56.79 63.74 71.36 79.73
Tax @ 10% on net
0.26 1.70 3.38 3.87 4.41 4.99 5.68 6.37 7.14 7.97
profit
Out going 0.26 1.70 3.38 3.87 4.41 4.99 5.68 6.37 7.14 7.97
Net surplus 2.38 15.26 30.39 34.85 39.66 44.88 51.11 57.37 64.23 71.76
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Annexure 6 : Human Resources
No of Salary /
Sl Item/Person Salary / year.
persons month
Maintenance of garden-
3 15 12000 1.80
Laborers
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Annexure7 : Power requirement and cost calculations
( Amt.in Rs.)
Power
No. of
Particulars Requir No.
hrs per
ement of Diversit y
day Total
KW days Factor
Requirement
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Annexure 8 Implementing Phase
1.Establishment of
1 Phase Ia Two 5.00
instructional blocks
2. Equipping civil
5 One 0
infrastructure
3. Creating ancillary
6 Two 74.40
facilities
1. Conduct of
7 Phase III workshops Jack festivals One 0
and hands on training
2. Supply of quality
8 One 0
planting materials
3. Interactions of farmers
9 One 0
/Tourist
Grand Total 260.94
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Annexure 9 Projected Balance Sheet
DPR for establishment of Agritourism center at College of Horticulture, Kolar.
Projected Balance Sheet. Rs. In lakhs
For the year ending March
Particulars 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
20-21 21-22 22-23 23-24 24-25 25-26 26-27 27-28 28-29 29-30
Liabilities
Capital introduced 260.94 262.13 269.76 284.96 302.38 322.21 344.65 370.21 398.89 431.00
Add. 50% of Net profit 1.19 7.63 15.20 17.42 19.83 22.44 25.56 28.68 32.11 35.88
Total capital 262.13 269.76 284.96 302.38 322.21 344.65 370.21 398.89 431.00 466.88
Total loan from bank, o/s at
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
year end
W.C outstanding at the
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
year end
Other current liabilities
Sundry Creditors for Goods
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Outstanding expenses &
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Provisions
Total liabilities 262.13 269.76 284.96 302.38 322.21 344.65 370.21 398.89 431.00 466.88
ASSETS
Stock in trade (Closing
8.00 8.40 8.82 9.26 9.72 10.21 10.72 11.26 11.82 12.41
stock of raw materials)
Sundry debtors
Cash & bank balance, 50% of
1.19 7.63 15.20 17.42 19.83 22.44 25.56 28.68 32.11 35.88
net profit
Other current assets 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Fixed assets-Net block 262.13 269.76 284.96 302.38 322.21 344.65 370.21 398.89 431.00 466.88
Total 271.32 285.79 308.96 328.96 351.65 377.30 406.49 438.83 474.93 515.1
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Annexure 10 Projected Financial Analysis
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Sub-total (Current Liab.) 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Total Liabilities 271.32 285.79 308.96 328.96 351.65 377.30 406.49 438.83 474.93 515.1
ASSETS
IV Fixed Assets (Net Block) 262.13 269.76 284.96 302.38 322.21 344.65 370.21 398.89 431.00 466.88
Investments/NonCurrentAs
V
sets
Total 262.13 269.76 284.96 302.38 322.21 344.65 370.21 398.89 431.00 466.88
VI Current Assets:
Stock-in-
a) trade(Land+WIP+Bld.Mat 8.00 8.40 8.82 9.26 9.72 10.21 10.72 11.26 11.82 12.41
erials) Raw
b) Sundry Debtors
c) Cash and bank balances 1.19 7.63 15.20 17.42 19.83 22.44 25.56 28.68 32.11 35.88
d) Loans and Advances
e) Other Current Assets
Sub-total (Current assets) 9.19 16.03 24.02 26.68 29.55 32.65 36.28 39.94 43.93 48.29
VII Preliminary expenses, if any.
VII
Loss, if any.
I
Total Assets 271.32 285.79 308.96 328.96 351.65 377.30 406.49 438.83 474.93 515.1
Difference 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
31.03.2 31.03.2 31.03.2 31.03.2 31.03.2 31.03.2 31.03.2 31.03.2 31.03.2 31.03.2
1 2 3 4 5 6 6 6 6 6
INCOME Projected Projected Projected Projected Projected Projected Projected Projected Projected Projected
a) Sales 88.80 109.89 134.31 147.74 162.52 178.77 196.64 216.31 237.94 261.73
b) Other Income
Variation in stocks/ work-in-
c)
progress
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Total Income 88.80 109.89 134.31 147.74 162.52 178.77 196.64 216.31 237.94 261.73
EXPENDITURE
a) Purchases 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
b) Interest & Bank Charges 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
c) Depreciation 4.80 4.08 3.47 2.95 2.51 2.13 1.81 1.54 1.31 1.11
Administrative and other
d) 82.81 98.18 115.64 127.37 140.18 154.19 169.28 186.08 204.52 224.74
expenses
e) Interest on capital
f) Remuneration to partners
g) Income tax, if any.
h) Net Profit 1.19 7.63 15.20 17.42 19.83 22.44 25.56 28.68 32.11 35.88
TOTAL 88.80 109.89 134.31 147.74 162.52 178.77 196.64 216.31 237.94 261.73
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14 Long Term Uses 262.13 269.76 284.96 302.38 322.21 344.65 370.21 398.89 431.00 466.88
15 SURPLUS/DEFICIT 9.19 16.03 24.01 26.69 29.56 32.65 36.27 39.94 43.93 48.29
16 Net profit/ sales (%) 1.34% 6.94% 11.32% 11.79% 12.20% 12.55% 13.00% 13.26% 13.50% 13.71%
17 PBDIT/Interest #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0!
Net Sales/Inventory +
18 11.10 13.08 15.23 15.95 16.71 17.51 18.34 19.22 20.13 21.09
Receivables (Times)
19 Fixed assets/Long term debt #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0!
20 profit/Net worth(%) 0.22% 1.41% 2.73% 3.04% 3.34% 3.64% 3.98% 4.28% 4.57% 4.86%
21 Profit/TNW(%) 0.22% 1.41% 2.73% 3.04% 3.34% 3.64% 3.98% 4.28% 4.57% 4.86%
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Annexure-11 Proposed micro sites for various civil infrastructure facilities within the Jack Garden
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Annexure-12 Estimated copy of civil infrastructure prepared by Nirmithi Kendra, Kolar
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Annexure – 13 Land details of Jack Garden (RTC)
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Annexure-14 Approval of Agritourism Centre for Jack Garden by DC, Kolar
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