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	The '''Centre of Ecology & Rural Development''' ('''CERD''') is an Indian organisation ~~which~~ is part of the [[Pondicherry Science Forum]]. It was exclusively formed for taking up meaningful interventions in Health, Sanitation, Natural Resource Management, Energy, Watershed management and ICT for development.		The '''Centre of Ecology & Rural Development''' ('''CERD''') is an Indian organisation that is part of the [[Pondicherry Science Forum]]. It was exclusively formed for taking up meaningful interventions in Health, Sanitation, Natural Resource Management, Energy, Watershed management and ICT for development.

	CERD was set up in the year 1994 jointly by the [[Pondicherry Science Forum]] and [[Tamil Nadu Science Forum]] to take up S&T based development initiatives improving the rural livelihoods of weaker sections. The earlier works included interventions in sericulture, vegetable leather tanning, fish aggregation device etc.		CERD was set up in the year 1994 jointly by the [[Pondicherry Science Forum]] and [[Tamil Nadu Science Forum]] to take up S&T based development initiatives improving the rural livelihoods of weaker sections. The earlier works included interventions in sericulture, vegetable leather tanning, fish aggregation device etc.

	CERD has a field station at Bahoor called the [[Kalanjiyam]] (meaning Granary in Tamil) which acts ~~has~~ a hub of [[agriculture]] and technology options for the surrounding area.		CERD has a field station at Bahoor called the [[Kalanjiyam]] (meaning Granary in Tamil) which acts as a hub of [[agriculture]] and technology options for the surrounding area.

	CERD has a full-time manpower structure with a committed team of scientists working on a variety of areas ranging from women’s technology, [[science communication]], Continuing Education, Participatory Irrigation management through local democratic people’s institutions, women’s ~~micro credit~~ networks etc.		CERD has a full-time manpower structure with a committed team of scientists working on a variety of areas ranging from women’s technology, [[science communication]], Continuing Education, Participatory Irrigation management through local democratic people’s institutions, women’s microcredit networks etc.

	The latest of the projects that CERD is now implementing includes the [https://web.archive.org/web/20130206050236/http://dst.gov.in/whats_new/whats_new12/EOI-WTP.pdf Women’s Technology Park] (WTP), an AICP Project on BIOFARM, a watershed development project in [[Sedappatti]] Block of Madurai funded by [[NABARD]], the Tank Rehabilitation Project-Pondicherry etc.		The latest of the projects that CERD is now implementing includes the [https://web.archive.org/web/20130206050236/http://dst.gov.in/whats_new/whats_new12/EOI-WTP.pdf Women’s Technology Park] (WTP), and AICP Project on BIOFARM, a watershed development project in Sedappatti Block of Madurai funded by [[NABARD]], the Tank Rehabilitation Project-Pondicherry etc.

	==Soil Fertility Management==		==Soil Fertility Management==

	R&D Work on Alternate Soil [[Fertility Management]] Strategies		R&D Work on Alternate Soil Fertility Management Strategies Systems for Irrigated and dryland crops. Developed Decision System (DSS) for [[Soil]] Fertility Mgmt.
	Systems for Irrigated and ~~dry land~~ crops.
	Developed Decision System (DSS) for [[Soil]] Fertility Mgmt.

	==~~Bio resource~~ integrated Farming==		==Bioresource integrated Farming==

	Reduction of external inputs.		Reduction of external inputs. Increasing internal resource flows in the farming system. Ensuring nutritional security of the whole farming system.
	Increasing internal resource flows in the [[farming system]].
	Ensuring nutritional security of the whole farming system.

	==Watershed Development==		==Watershed Development==

	Initiated programmes in Madurai district.		Initiated programmes in Madurai district. Participatory planning, implementation and management of the [[Drainage basin\|Watershed]] through people’s organizations.
	Participatory planning, implementation and management of the [[Drainage basin\|Watershed]] through people’s organizations.

	==Participatory Irrigation ~~Mgmt~~==		==Participatory Irrigation Management==

	Pilot work on irrigation tanks in Pondicherry.		Pilot work on irrigation tanks in Pondicherry. Evolved guidelines for sustainable institutional structures. All stakeholder participation was ensured including women, Dalits of landless communities. Large scale encroachment eviction through participatory approach leading to Participatory Irrigation Mgmt. Worked in low energy technologies for water system development (Oorani – drinking water pond) in [[Ramanathapuram]]
	Evolved guidelines for sustainable institutional structures.
	All stakeholder participation ensured including women, ~~dalits~~ of landless communities.
	Large scale encroachment eviction through participatory approach leading to Participatory Irrigation Mgmt.
	Worked in low energy technologies for water system development (Oorani – drinking water pond) in [[Ramanathapuram]]

	==Wasteland Reclamation==		==Wasteland Reclamation==

	Evolved successful models for participatory wasteland reclamation through coalition		Evolved successful models for participatory wasteland reclamation through a coalition between landless SHG women and farmers’ groups. Sustainable income for landless Self-help Group (SHG) women through collective farming.
	between landless SHG women and farmers’ groups.
	Sustainable income for landless Self-help Group (SHG) women through collective farming.

	==ICT for Rural Development==		==ICT for Rural Development==

	Established the first successful model of Village Information Centre known as '''Samadhan Kendra''' through		Established the first successful model of Village Information Centre known as '''Samadhan Kendra''' through unique content creation in the local language. Software creation for local planning and primary production in local language including Decision Support Systems.
	unique content creation in local language.
	Software creation for local planning and ~~for~~ primary production in local language
	including Decision Support Systems.

	==Fuel Efficient Stoves==		==Fuel-Efficient Stoves==

	CERD will expand its activities in this area by constructing more stoves and also by expanding the works to other areas like Tamil Nadu etc. CERD construction of a fuel efficient Tawa for making dosa/parotta also more of this also will be done during the coming years. Subsidies from the [[Renewable Energy Agency]] will be sought for the Tawa stove also and that will be another recognition for the work being carried out.		CERD will expand its activities in this area by constructing more stoves and also by expanding the works to other areas like Tamil Nadu etc. CERD construction of a fuel-efficient Tawa for making dosa/parotta also more of this also will be done during the coming years. Subsidies from the Renewable Energy Agency will be sought for the Tawa stove also and that will be another recognition for the work being carried out.

	==Biomass based Biogas Units==		==Biomass-based Biogas Units==

	With technical collaboration from [[IISc]]. [[Bangalore]], CERD will be constructing		With technical collaboration from [[IISc]]. [[Bangalore]], CERD will be constructing [[biogas]] units and this will be a new area that CERD will be treading to. The units are not gobar based but instead will be based on biomass decomposition and tapping the biogas for cooking purposes.
	[[biogas]] units and this will be a new area that CERD will be treading to.
	The units are not gobar based but instead will be based on biomass
	decomposition and tapping the biogas for cooking purposes.

	==Organic Farming==		==Organic Farming==

	Already an Organic Farmers’ Association has been formed and CERD will be extending full		Already an Organic Farmers’ Association has been formed and CERD will be extending full support to expanding this network including getting organic certification processes for the farmers and for arranging marketing linkages for their organic produce. This will have full backward and forward linkages starting from seeds, plant protection, harvest and post-harvest options.
	support to expanding this network including getting organic certification processes
	for the farmers and for arranging marketing linkages for their organic produce.
	This will have full backward and forward linkages starting from seeds,
	plant protection, harvest and post harvest options.

	==Nutrition based Kitchen Gardening systems==		==Nutrition based Kitchen Gardening systems==

	This will be mainly women-focused especially for women under SHGs		This will be mainly women-focused especially for women under SHGs
	since the malnutrition levels of women in [[Pondicherry]]		since the malnutrition levels of women in [[Pondicherry]] are very high and it is estimated that about 80% of women face malnutrition. This programme also will have complete backward and forward linkages from seeds, bio-manures, biopesticides, processing and value addition etc.
	are very high and it is estimated that about 80% women face malnutrition.
	This programme also will have complete backward and forward linkages from seeds,
	~~biomanures~~, ~~bio pesticides~~, processing and value addition etc.

	==Micro enterprises for SHG women and ~~for~~ weaker sections==		==Micro enterprises for SHG women and weaker sections==

	CERD will be concentrating more on viable village level enterprises for improved livelihood options for women, ~~dalits~~ and other weaker sections with providing necessary S&T inputs and EDP skills.		CERD will be concentrating more on viable village-level enterprises for improved livelihood options for women, Dalits and other weaker sections with providing necessary S&T inputs and EDP skills.

	==External links==		==External links==

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The '''Centre of Ecology & Rural Development''' ('''CERD''') is an Indian organisation which is part of the [[Pondicherry Science Forum]]. It was exclusively formed for taking up meaningful interventions in Health, Sanitation, Natural Resource Management, Energy, Watershed management and ICT for development.

CERD was set up in the year 1994 jointly by the [[Pondicherry Science Forum]] and [[Tamil Nadu Science Forum]] to take up S&T based development initiatives improving the rural livelihoods of weaker sections. The earlier works included interventions in sericulture, vegetable leather tanning, fish aggregation device etc.

CERD has a field station at Bahoor called the [[Kalanjiyam]] (meaning Granary in Tamil) which acts has a hub of [[agriculture]] and technology options for the surrounding area.

CERD has a full-time manpower structure with a committed team of scientists working on a variety of areas ranging from women’s technology, [[science communication]], Continuing Education, Participatory Irrigation management through local democratic people’s institutions, women’s micro credit networks etc.

The latest of the projects that CERD is now implementing includes the [https://web.archive.org/web/20130206050236/http://dst.gov.in/whats_new/whats_new12/EOI-WTP.pdf Women’s Technology Park] (WTP), an AICP Project on BIOFARM, a watershed development project in [[Sedappatti]] Block of Madurai funded by [[NABARD]], the Tank Rehabilitation Project-Pondicherry etc.

==Soil Fertility Management==

R&D Work on Alternate Soil [[Fertility Management]] Strategies
Systems for Irrigated and dry land crops.
Developed Decision System (DSS) for [[Soil]] Fertility Mgmt.

==Bio resource integrated Farming==

Reduction of external inputs.
Increasing internal resource flows in the [[farming system]].
Ensuring nutritional security of the whole farming system.

==Watershed Development==

Initiated programmes in Madurai district.
Participatory planning, implementation and management of the [[Drainage basin|Watershed]] through people’s organizations.

==Participatory Irrigation Mgmt==

Pilot work on irrigation tanks in Pondicherry.
Evolved guidelines for sustainable institutional structures.
All stakeholder participation ensured including women, dalits of landless communities.
Large scale encroachment eviction through participatory approach leading to Participatory Irrigation Mgmt.
Worked in low energy technologies for water system development (Oorani – drinking water pond) in [[Ramanathapuram]]

==Wasteland Reclamation==

Evolved successful models for participatory wasteland reclamation through coalition
between landless SHG women and farmers’ groups.
Sustainable income for landless Self-help Group (SHG) women through collective farming.

==ICT for Rural Development==

Established the first successful model of Village Information Centre known as '''Samadhan Kendra''' through
unique content creation in local language.
Software creation for local planning and for primary production in local language
including Decision Support Systems.

==Fuel Efficient Stoves==

CERD will expand its activities in this area by constructing more stoves and also by expanding the works to other areas like Tamil Nadu etc. CERD construction of a fuel efficient Tawa for making dosa/parotta also more of this also will be done during the coming years. Subsidies from the [[Renewable Energy Agency]] will be sought for the Tawa stove also and that will be another recognition for the work being carried out.

==Biomass based Biogas Units==

With technical collaboration from [[IISc]]. [[Bangalore]], CERD will be constructing
[[biogas]] units and this will be a new area that CERD will be treading to.
The units are not gobar based but instead will be based on biomass
decomposition and tapping the biogas for cooking purposes.

==Organic Farming==

Already an Organic Farmers’ Association has been formed and CERD will be extending full
support to expanding this network including getting organic certification processes
for the farmers and for arranging marketing linkages for their organic produce.
This will have full backward and forward linkages starting from seeds,
plant protection, harvest and post harvest options.

==Nutrition based Kitchen Gardening systems==

This will be mainly women-focused especially for women under SHGs
since the malnutrition levels of women in [[Pondicherry]]
are very high and it is estimated that about 80% women face malnutrition.
This programme also will have complete backward and forward linkages from seeds,
biomanures, bio pesticides, processing and value addition etc.

==Micro enterprises for SHG women and for weaker sections==

CERD will be concentrating more on viable village level enterprises for improved livelihood options for women, dalits and other weaker sections with providing necessary S&T inputs and EDP skills.

==External links==
* [http://psfcerd.org/blog/cerd/ CERD]
* [http://Smoke-free,%20less%20fuel:%20hot%20cooking%20style http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-otherstates/smokefree-less-fuel-hot-cooking-style/article1219204.ece]{{dead link|date=November 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
* [http://waterconflictforum.org/members.php Member of Water Conflict Forum]

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