ORGANIC FARMING AND WASTE MANAGEMENT
Tumakuru District has its jurisdiction with ten taluks, out of which five are under KVK Hirehalli. Tumakuru district has three agro-ecological zones out of which two comes under KVK Hirehalli viz., Central Dry Zone (Zone IV -Pavagada, Koratagere, Sira and Madhugiri) and Eastern Dry Zone (Zone V -Tumakuru). The district receives an average annual rainfall of 665 mm (Average of 2007 to 2017), whereas annual normal rainfall of 1951 to 2000 was 739 mm. The geographical area of the district is 10.6 lakh ha, out of which 5.41 lakh ha is arable land, characterized mostly by red sandy loam and red loam soils.
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