M.S.SWAMINATHAN RESEARCH FOUNDATION (MSSRF)
The Mission of the Foundation is use of Science for Fostering Sustainable Human Livelihood and the Conservation of Nature.The Foundation works with rural and tribal communities and is in close collaboration with Government Departments, NGOs, Academic and Research Institutions and Civil Societies. The underlying focus of the Foundation’s activities is to promote pro-nature, pro-poor, pro-women and pro-livelihood enhancement opportunities for the farming communities. The Foundation is known for its emphasis on bottom-up participatory approach, which places people before technology. Expertise includes:
• Coastal Systems Research Biotechnology and Biodiversity Ecotechnology Promotion and Biovillages - Biogas, biofuel and solar energy at community-level .Reaching the Unreached, Information, Education and communication ICT-based knowledge dissemination through village knowledge centre Vulnerability Assessment and Enhancing Adaptive Capacity to Climate Change in Semi-Arid regions of India (Swiss-funded).
• Identification and evaluation of suitable Jatropha germplasm and development of transgenic varieties for biofuel plantations.
• Policy Research and Advocacy
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