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| Information, Education and Communication |
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| This Programme Area encompasses
various divisions of the Foundation like Informatics,
UDRC, THMRC and the Library, which primarily perform
the IEC role. While rendering service to other Programme
Areas of the Foundation and outside through this role,
it also has major projects of its own like the National
Virtual Academy (NVA). The Jamsetji National Virtual
Academy for Rural Prosperity is spearheading the movement
for Mission 2007: Every Village a Knowledge Centre through
a National Alliance. UDRC published “Gender Issues in
Agriculture and Rural Livelihoods”, a course module
for undergraduates in agriculture universities. Vacation
training programmes were conducted for school children
in Chennai and Orissa under the ECAS initiative. The
international consultation on Agricultural Biodiversity
and Elimination of Hunger and Poverty brought together
participants from 24 countries. |
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