Women in Agriculture

Lesson 37 : National Policy on Technology for Rural Areas

CAPART’s Specific Mandate Regarding Technology for Rural Areas is as Follows

1. To act as the national nodal point for coordination of all efforts at generation and dissemination of technologies relevant to rural development in its wider sense.
2. To act as a catalyst for development of technology appropriate for the rural areas, by identifying and funding research and development efforts and pilot projects by different agencies and institutions particularly voluntary organizations.
3. To act as a conduit for transfer of appropriate technology to Government Departments, public sector undertaking, cooperative societies, voluntary agencies and members of public to encourage adoption of modern techniques and appropriate technology in rural developme
4. To disseminate knowledge on rural technology to manufacturers of machinery tools, equipment and spare parts so that large scale production of technically improved machinery etc. is carried out in the private cooperative and public sectors.
5. To conduct or sponsor training programmes, conference, lectures and seminars on rural development activities of particular interest to women, with an accent on improved technologies appropriate to their role in rural development.
6. To conduct or sponsor training programmes for trainers, particularly in the voluntary sectors, so that improved technology is disseminated to participants in development in the rural areas.
7. To conduct or sponsor training programmes/seminars, workshops and meetings to promote interaction between government agencies and voluntary agencies working in the field of rural development and technology.
8. To carry our research studies, survey, evaluation and the like on the use of appropriate technology and to offer fellowships, scholarships and prizes in furtherance of the objects of the society.
9. The mandate of CAPART recognizes and necessitates a comprehensive and viable policy on Technology for Rural Areas for a consistent, sustainable, realistic and appropriate application of Technology for Rural Areas in order to directly result in an improvement in the quality of life of people living in rural areas.