College of Horticulture, Mudigere

College of Horticulture Mudigere is a horticulture college situated in Mudigere, Chikkamagaluru District, Karnataka, India. It originated from a horticulture degree program started by the University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore, in 1970, which was shifted to Mudigere during 1991–1992 to establish the college. It is affiliated to the University of Agricultural and Horticultural Sciences, Shivamogga, having previously been affiliated to the University of Horticultural Sciences, Bagalkot, and is accredited by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research since 25 August 2004. Located in the Western Ghats about 4 km southwest of Mudigere at an elevation of 970 m, the college experiences heavy annual rainfall of 3000–3500 mm. It offers a four-year B.Sc. in Horticulture since inception and an M.Sc. (Hort.) program since 2010–11, covering disciplines such as floriculture, pomology, plantation and spice crops, entomology, vegetable science, and biotechnology. The campus includes laboratories, crop museums, glass houses, hostels, a library, sports facilities, a zonal agricultural research station, and an Extension Education Unit and Krishi Vignyana Kendra that conduct farmer training and technology transfer programs.