Union Minister of State for Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Shobha Karandlaje said here on Friday that the agricultural and horticultural universities should be merged for improved knowledge sharing and benefit of farmers.
Speaking to media persons here, Ms. Karandlaje said she had also aired her views to the State government and claimed that it was being considered.
She said for a farmer in one part of the State keen to harness the potential of horticulture, he had to go all the way to Bagalkot where the horticulture university was situated. Besides, both agriculture and horticulture were not segregated, as at present, and hence she had suggested for merging the two streams.
