Being held from 22nd March to 1st April 2021, it will focus on innovative technologies like climate-resilient technologies, Sustainable Food Production (Post Harvest Technology)
Indian Institute of Technology Madras is partnering with African-Asian Rural Development Organization (AARDO) to organize an e-training program on technologies for rural areas and their livelihoods (farm and non-farm) with a focus on creating access to value chains and markets.
The training program, which began on March 22, 2021, would be conducted till April 1, 2021. The event is being organised by Team SIDDHI, the technology and Sustainable Development platform of IIT Madras with an emphasis on social relevance and global impact.
Select technologies, solutions and approaches developed by IIT Madras in collaboration with its partner institutions would be showcased during the program. The course is being held for the benefit of middle and senior-level executives from government departments, ministries, and agriculture engineers and scientists engaged in policy formulation, implementation, planning and appraisals.
Addressing the inaugural session held on 22nd March 2021, Dr. Manoj Nardeosingh, Secretary-General, AARDO, said, “Having 125 participants from 25 countries is very encouraging and this is a testimony to the importance of transferring appropriate technologies to the rural areas of the countries from where the participants are coming from. We are finalizing a MoU to connect AARDO and IIT Madras as well as RuTAG and other institutional networks to leverage and capitalize on their already-developed synergy”.
The objectives of this e-training program include:
- To provide a forum for sharing innovative affordable technologies among AARDO member countries
- To develop framework and policies for transfer of rural technologies
- To use innovative affordable rural technologies for raising the living standard of rural people,
- To create awareness towards replacing traditional/ obsolete technologies with environmentally friendly and climate-resilient technologies.
Speaking about the unique aspects of this program, Prof. Raghunathan Rengaswamy, Dean (Global Engagement), IIT Madras, said, “I hope this e-training provides food for though and going forward, we will hopefully be able to actualize and implement some of these technologies developed by IIT Madras in association with partners through technology transfer agreements”.
The components of this course include:
- i) Innovative Technology for Sustainable Food Production (Post Harvest Technology) – Value Addition
- ii) Technologies Enhancing Productivity of Small Farmers
iii) Technologies Facilitating Access to Value Chains and Markets
iv) Technologies supporting Financial Inclusion
v) Policies and Initiatives Conducive to Development and Transfer of Technologies from Lab to Farm
vi) Technologies Facilitating Collectivization, Bulk Purchase of Inputs and Traceability
vii) Intellectual Property Right (IPR) and Technology Transfer
viii) Developing Institutions for Rural Technologies
