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As part of the Knowledge Mangement and capacity building work package, the Village Knowledge Centre ( VKC) was inaugurated in Chikrada village, Ganjam district of  Odisha by Prof P.K. Roul Dean Extension Education and Principal Investigator, RESILIENCE project inaugurated the VKC in presence of Prof.  L.M. Garnayak, Nodal officer, RESILIENCE project and Mrs Mamata Mohanty, Sarpanch of Chikarada Gram Panchayat

A novel approach to promote farmers as Seed Producers and to reduce the Seed Production Cycle in Assam

Agriculture development in India is not possible without improving the livelihoods of smallholders who constitute the majority. Often the prices for agriculture commodities are unstable and controlled by middle-men, despite government policies.

A nine-member RESILIENCE project team visited Norway from the 26th to 31st May to get a first-hand exposure to the latest developments in Precision Agriculture at the Center for Precision Agriculture, Appelsvol, NIBIO, Norway and interacted with Norwegian farmers. The team discussed about the potential of Precision Agriculture to smallholder farming in India. With digitalization in agriculture happening fast in India, the Coordinator of the Resilience project Dr.

VKCs will connect thousands of farmers through mobile phones in the project areas

The Village Knowledge Centres (VKC) was inaugurated 15th March 2019 in Dikhoumukh village of Sivasagar District and on 16th in Merapani village of Golaghat District in partnership with Dikhoumukh college and Chawdung Pather, Farmers Producer Company respectively. Dr. S. Lakshmanan, IAS, Deputy Commissioner and District Magistrate, Sivasagar District and Mr. Nobin chandra Bora, District Agriculture Officer has inaugurated the VKCs respectively in Dikhoumukh and Merapani villages.

Empowering women is a key factor towards improving the agricultural productivity and adaptive capacity of smallholders in India.

Women on smallholder farms in developing countries face multiple constraints compared to their male counterparts, among other things, under paid farm work in addition to bearing the burden of care and reproductive roles within the family and community. They are in many cases deprived of land ownership, access to markets, key assets and inputs, and are frequently excluded from decision-making.

Dissemination of information, knowledge and skills through Village Knowledge Centre (VKC) is the core strategy in the project under Knowledge Management. An initiative was taken to build the capacities of the Project staff of Odissa and Assam between 13th to 16th February 2019. The main objective of the programme is to induct and train them on the concept, key processes and activities in establishing and facilitating the VKCs as a platform for Knowledge Management.

RESILIENCE project is undertaking a large survey in four districts of Assam (Golaghat and Sibsagar) and Odisha (Cuttack and Ganjam) to assess the current status of climate change vulnerability and adaptation.

Demand driven and value-added information is very important for the rural community to undertake informed decisions. The capacity building and knowledge exchange initiatives on locally suitable agro-ecological and climate smart technologies among men and women farmers are important in building resilient agricultural production systems. Modern Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) are important to facilitate learning and timely knowledge sharing.