What we are actually doing...The enormous reserve of creativity and innovation at grassroots level has been the mainstay of our entire research program. How can innovations, in conserving biodiversity and other natural resources, along with the associated knowledge systems help in linking ethics, efficiency, excellence, equity, and environment ? SRISTI research aims at generating practical approaches of sustainable development through a major emphasis on linking innovations, investments and enterprise where possible. Non market options are also given special attention particularly to strengthen the propensity to experiment and innovate. Here we outline the status of some such initiatives...Projects and other activities:1. Documentation, Dissemination and Networking2. Value additionOn-farm and on-station trials on farmers innovations; Indigenous herbal insecticides; Indigenous veterinary medicines; Plant extracts for bacteriostatic and bactericidal activity; Agricultural implements3. Organic Certification and ecological indicatorsIdentifying and documenting ecological indicators; Pesticidal residue analysis; Soil microbial diversity; Monitoring health of ecosystems4. Natural Resource ManagementStudies on indigenous soil and water conservation practices; Studies on local initiatives for tree and forest management and germplasm conservation; Research on institution building, ecological economics; Study and assimilation of folkloric traditions of the conservation ethic5.Educational innovations...for embedding local ecological knowledge in the curriculum and stemming drop out and improving learning achievement through informal network of teacher innovators6. Models of Rewarding Innovationsaction research on material and non-material rewards for individual and collective/community innovations and traditional knowledge; policy advocacy for a global registry of innovations - INSTAR (International Network for Sustainable Technology Applications and Registration); venture capital support through SVCF (SRISTI experimental Venture Capital Fund) for new product development as well as scaling up new innovations
The project seeks to bridge the information gap and create a peer group of grassroots innovators through a multimedia, multilingual online real time connectivity.
GEF(Global Environment Facility): using diversity a projects supported by IDRC.
The project was a PDF proposal prepared by SRISTI for biodiversity assessment in Balaram Ambaji and Jessore sanctuary using GIS.
Women, Wisdom and Well Being: Documentation, Dissemination, Value Addition andNetworking of Knowledge System of Women (Phase-III)
A Collaborative Initiative to setup a Laboratory for Value Addition in Indigenous Knowledge and Green Technologies. A joint initiative of SRISTI, Ahmedabad and SADBHAV foundation, Mumbai.
A journey of exploration and learning. Biannually Prof. Anil K Gupta takes up the innovative to trek on foot through village across of Gujarat traveling hundreds of km. through village along with innovators, artisans, formers, academician and other SRISTI staff.
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For more detailed note of these initiatives please see the linked pages or contact us directly
Using Diversity - a project supported by IDRC
GIAN InnovationDatabase Information Discussion