COLLEGE OF HORTICULTURE ALMEL

College of Horticulture, Almel is one of the colleges affiliated with the University of Horticultural Sciences, Bagalkot, a public university established by the Government of Karnataka to focus on the study and research of Horticultural Sciences. The university was created through a special ordinance (no. 2 of 2008) on 22 November 2008, later enacted as Karnataka Act no. 11 of 2010 on 13 May 2010. Its headquarters are located in Bagalkot district, chosen for its rich horticultural production of crops such as grapes, pomegranate, banana, guava, fig, lime, sapota, ber, vegetables, beetle vine, coconut, spices, and medicinal plants. The surrounding districts of Belgaum, Dharwad, Koppal, Bijapur, and Raichur are also hubs for horticultural production, and the Almatti Dam supports agricultural and horticultural activity in the region. Besides College of Horticulture, Almel, the university includes several other colleges such as those in Bidar, Bagalkote, Bangalore, Sirsi, Kolar, Mysore, Munirabad, Arabhavi, and Devihosur, forming a network dedicated to advancing horticultural education across Karnataka.