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Ų PNASF/FAO/UPA/2005 PNASF received a grant from the Food & Agriculture Organization of the United Nations for the implementation of the international workshop on ‘Institutional and technical capacity building on urban and peri-urban agriculture in Asia’, June 29 – July 02, 2005 at Bangalore. Ų PNASF/Dharmsheela/2005 PNASF received a grant from Dr. Prem Nath, Bangalore towards the promotion of post-graduate education of women in agriculture and food in India in the form of instituting a scholarship in the name of his wife Late Acharya Dharmsheela Nath. The PNASF-Dharmsheela Nath Scholarship will be initiated beginning 2006. Ų PNASF/MHPS/2005 PNASF granted a project for the education of biological science and nutrition to the students of the Model Higher Primary School, Geddalahalli, Bangalore. Ų PNASF/SUN/WD-SHG/2005 PNASF received grant from Dr. (Mrs.) Sundari Velu, USA to develop a programme on promotion of marginal rural women through Self-Help Group. The programme entitled ‘Doctor Sundari – Rural Women’ will be initiated beginning 2006. Ų PNASF/MHMML/2004 PNASF, Bangalore contributed funds to the Dr. M.H. Marigowda Horticultural Education and Research Foundation, Bangalore, towards organizing the Dr. M.H. Marigowda Memorial Lectures. Ų PNASF/APOF/2004 PNASF, Bangalore co-sponsored the National seminar on ‘Operational Methodologies and Package of Practices in Organic Farming’ organized by the Association for Promotion of Organic Framing (APOF), Bangalore in association with Vittal Mallya Scientific & Research Foundation (VMSRF), Bangalore held at Kannada Sabhangana, University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore on October 7-9, 2004. Ų PNASF / UAS / 2003 PNASF granted fund to the ICAR National Potato Workshop for documentation held at the University of Agricultural Sciences, Hebbal from 5-7 September, 2003 Ų PNASF / VEGINET / 2003 PNASF approved the contribution as seed money to the Vegetable Science International Network (VEGINET) in order to initiate functioning of VEGINET Secretariat beginning March 2003. Ų PNASF/LOA/RAP/2002 PNASF received funds from the Food & Agriculture Organization of the United Nations for undertaking a field study entitled " Gender considerations in managing organic farming for food security & livelihood: Case Study in Karnataka". Ų PNASF / ICV / 2002 PNASF organized the International Conference on Vegetables (ICV) held from 11-14 November, 2002 in collaboration with Indian Society of Vegetables Science (ISVS) and Indian Institute of Horticultural Research (IIHR) at ITC Windsor Sheraton & Towers, Bangalore. The Chairman, PNASF served as the Chairman of the ICV, Organizing Council and the PNASF hosted the ICV Central Secretariat. PNASF Contributed funds to the ICV 2002
FAO Hortivar Training Programme during ICV 2002	Ų PNASF / Hortivar / 2002 FAO in collaboration with the PNASF had organized the Hortivar training programme for the ICV-Participants during the International Conference on Vegetables held from 11-14 November, 2002 at Bangalore. It is the database developed by the FAO, which gives the information about the cultivars of vegetable grown in different parts of the countries and the regions.
Visit of Madagascar Study Team	Ų PNASF / FAO / 2002 PNASF facilitated the visit of FAO-Madagascar team to different Ecological Based Institutions in Bangalore.
Ų PNASF/VELU/2002 PNASF received grant from Dr. (Mrs.) Sundari Velu, USA towards the promotion of Vegetables in India. Ų PNASF/ICV/2001 PNASF received a contribution from the Indian Society for Vegetable Science as a seed money for implementation of the International Conference on Vegetables (ICV). PNASF approved grant for the ICV. Ų PNASF/AHUJA/2001 PNASF received a grant from Dr. K. G. Ahuja towards the award of scholarship to post-graduate students in floriculture.
Telefood project - Bottlegourd fruits cleaned, cured and ready for seed extraction	Ų PNASF/FAO/IUC/2001-02 PNASF received a grant from the Food & Agriculture Organization of the United Nations for the implementation of the project entitled "Hybrid Seed Production in Vegetable Crops by Physically Handicapped & Destitute People".
Ų PNASF/AHS/2001-02 PNASF awarded a grant to the Agri-Horticultural Society, Hyderabad for the implementation of the project entitled "Top Working of Mango". Ų PNASF/SFAC/2001-02 The PNASF received fund from Small Farmers’ Agri-Business Consortium, New Delhi to undertake economic studies. Three Ph.D. students in Agricultural Economics at the University of Agricultural Sciences have been supported in preparing three feasibility studies on (a) turmeric, (b) tomato and (c) passion fruit for improving commercial production and processing. The following studies were completed and reports submitted.
a. An Economic Study on "Production, processing and marketing of turmeric in Karnataka" by Mr. G.B. Lokesh and Dr. M.G. Chandrakanth. b. An Economic Study on "Varietal improvement of tomato for processing in Kolar, Karnataka" by Ms. Hari Shilpa, Dr. M G. Chandrakanth and Mr. G. B. Lokesh. c. An Economic Study on "Feasibility of passion fruit exports from Kodagu District, Karnataka" by Mr. P.P. Muthappa and Dr. M G. Chandrakanth.
FAO Representative receiving the cheque from Dr. Prem Nath in New Delhi for the national Telefood programme	Ų PNASF/FAO/2000 In order to augment the Household Food Security, the PNASF has contributed a sum of Rs. 1,00,000/- only on 29th September, 2000 to the FAO’s Telefood Programme in India.