The University of Agricultural Sciences (UAS),
Bengaluru, is now going all out to encourage the concept of setting up
terrace gardens to grow fruit and vegetables. The novel aspects of
utilising rain-water harvesting and vermi-compost would be some of the
highlights of the event.
In this regard, the university is organising a three-day Urban Krishi Mela between November 3 and 5, 2013 on its campus in Bengaluru to persuade people in the urban areas to grow horticultural crops in their houses using such techniques as rooftop gardening.
The terrace gardens, or home gardening, would prompt people to grow vegetable and fruit-bearing plants. The objective is manifold as it would allow easy access to fresh and safe fruit and vegetables.
“The model of home gardening on the ground or on terraces is not just to cultivate gardening as a hobby, but also to maximise home-grown horticultural produce in the wake of agricultural land shortage,” Narayana Gowda, vice-chancellor, UAS-B, said at a press conclave.
On the occasion, a seminar on urban horticulture and a roof gardening is to be held. B N Vishwanath, agricultural expert and proponent of terrace gardening, said the that the aim was to give a fillip to urban horticulture, which includes terrace gardening from a holistic perspective.
“We do not want people to use the Cauvery drinking water to take care of their plants. We are promoting the concept of rain-water harvesting to take care of the plants. Similarly, we want to people to convert their kitchen waste into vermi-compost. Using kitchen waste to grow plants would help keep the city clean by reducing the pressure on garbage disposal,” said Vishwanath.
He called upon the Bengaluru Mahanagar Bruhat Palike (BBMP), the city corporation, and the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) to give a helping hand to urban horticulture initiatives.
According to Vishwanath, “Bengaluru is home to 500 to 1,000 terrace gardens, and there was further scope to grow more vegetables.”
B N Satyanaryana, head, department of horticulture, UAS, said, “It is possible to grow most vegetables required by a family. All it needs is a small garden area or a terrace space, which is available in houses built on plots measuring 30ft by 40ft. Vegetables like drumstick, bitter gourd, tomatoes and beans have been grown in pots.
“Further, plans are underway to promote the horticulture in farm-lands, and UAS plans to organise a global innovative farmers’ meet in February 2014, in which over 3,000 farmers were expected to participate,” informed Gowda.
In this regard, the university is organising a three-day Urban Krishi Mela between November 3 and 5, 2013 on its campus in Bengaluru to persuade people in the urban areas to grow horticultural crops in their houses using such techniques as rooftop gardening.
The terrace gardens, or home gardening, would prompt people to grow vegetable and fruit-bearing plants. The objective is manifold as it would allow easy access to fresh and safe fruit and vegetables.
“The model of home gardening on the ground or on terraces is not just to cultivate gardening as a hobby, but also to maximise home-grown horticultural produce in the wake of agricultural land shortage,” Narayana Gowda, vice-chancellor, UAS-B, said at a press conclave.
On the occasion, a seminar on urban horticulture and a roof gardening is to be held. B N Vishwanath, agricultural expert and proponent of terrace gardening, said the that the aim was to give a fillip to urban horticulture, which includes terrace gardening from a holistic perspective.
“We do not want people to use the Cauvery drinking water to take care of their plants. We are promoting the concept of rain-water harvesting to take care of the plants. Similarly, we want to people to convert their kitchen waste into vermi-compost. Using kitchen waste to grow plants would help keep the city clean by reducing the pressure on garbage disposal,” said Vishwanath.
He called upon the Bengaluru Mahanagar Bruhat Palike (BBMP), the city corporation, and the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) to give a helping hand to urban horticulture initiatives.
According to Vishwanath, “Bengaluru is home to 500 to 1,000 terrace gardens, and there was further scope to grow more vegetables.”
B N Satyanaryana, head, department of horticulture, UAS, said, “It is possible to grow most vegetables required by a family. All it needs is a small garden area or a terrace space, which is available in houses built on plots measuring 30ft by 40ft. Vegetables like drumstick, bitter gourd, tomatoes and beans have been grown in pots.
“Further, plans are underway to promote the horticulture in farm-lands, and UAS plans to organise a global innovative farmers’ meet in February 2014, in which over 3,000 farmers were expected to participate,” informed Gowda.
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