Science For Equity Empowerment and Development (SEED)

"Working for technological empowerment and sustainable livelihoods at the grass root levels"

Science For Equity Empowerment and Development has the broad objectives of providing opportunities to motivated scientists and field level workers to take up action oriented and location specific projects aiming towards socio-economic upliftment of poor and disadvantaged sections of the society through appropriate science and technology interventions especially in the rural areas. Under this program efforts have been made to associate concerned National Labs or other specialist S&T institutions with each major program so as to build-in expert input, utilize national S&T infrastructure and link it up with grassroots S&T interventions/initiatives.

A C H I E V E M E N T S

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Major Achievements & New Initiatives

• Long term support to strengthen S&T based voluntary groups as centres of excellence in rural areas;
  
• Rural & Women Technology Parks set up for technological empowerment & capacity building of rural poor & women.
  
• Integrated village development with appropriate S&T intervention and watershed based planning
• Technology Interventions for Elderly (TIE): To promote research, development and adaptation of technology for improving quality of life for benefit of Elderly population in the country.
• S&T Interventions Involving Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas (JNVs): Programme initiated involving active participation of the students and teachers of selected Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas (JNV) in village development using S&T based solutions.
• Technology Intervention for Mountain Eco-systems (TIME) programme for alternative livelihoods in mountain areas including NE.
  
• Coordinated Programmes at different geographical locations:
  • Medicinal plants cultivation and processing to benefit SC/ST community;
  • Dissemination of state of the art technologies in sericulture for SC/ST communities;
  • Programme on improved fodder cultivation to involve and benefit rural women;
  • Bio Integrated Organic Farm Management (BIOFARM) to benefit small & marginal farmers.
  • Co-ordinated Programme Non-Edible Oils (AICRP-NEO) for gainful utilization of Non-Edible Oils (NEO) bearing plants under diverse field conditions.
    
    
• Network NGO's, and research institutions to provide technological solutions to location specific problems.

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Contact

Dr Vinita Sharma
Head
Science For Equity Empowerment and Develiopment (SEED)
Department of Science & Technology,
Technology Bhawan,
New Mehrauli Road,
New Delhi-110 016.
Tele: 011-26590339,
(TF): 011-26964793
Email: seed dot glp dot head at gmail dot com