- Course Details
- Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad FPM 2002-2003
- ISPE Course
- MTSA Course
- Other Readings
- Session Outline
- Session 1 & 2 THE CRISIS OF MODERN AGRICULTURE
- Session 3 & 4 SOCIAL PRESSURES FOR TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGES
- Session 5 & 6 CONCEPT OF SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE
- Session 7. MODELS OF TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE
- Session 8. TECHNOLOGICAL APPRAISAL FROM THE INSTITUTIONAL PERSPECTIVE:
- Session 9.PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS FOR TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE
- Session 10.FROM PROBLEM SOLVING TO SOLUTION AUGMENTING STRATEGIES:
- Session 11. TRANSITION TOWARDS SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE:
- Session 12. CASE OF LIVESTOCK FEED, BREED AND HEALTH MANAGEMENT
- Session 13. CASE OF SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION IN DRY REGIONS AND HILLS
- Session 14. INTERNATIONAL CONTEXT FOR LOW EXTERNAL INPUT AGRICULTURE
- Session 15. ECOPRENEURS: AGENTS OF CHANGE - FOUR CASE STUDIES
- Session 16. & 17 POLICY AND ORGANIZATIONAL FRAMEWORK FOR LINKING FORMAL AND INFORMAL SCIENCE
- Session 18 & 19. RISK AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY IN BIOTECHNOLOGY
- Session 20. ETHICAL ISSUES IN TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE:
- Session 21 & 22: INTERNATIONAL TRANSFER OF TECHNOLOGY
- Session Wise Reading
Session 15. ECOPRENEURS: AGENTS OF CHANGE - FOUR CASE STUDIES
Vermiculture: Case of Concept Selling (H. Jambhekar)
Kunup Jal and Vrukshayurveda: Harnessing socio-cultural motivations (G.L. Atara and Vallabhbhai Gothi)
Indiara: Overcoming bureaucratic hurdles (M.N. Sukhatme)
Uplenchwar formula: An innovative diffusion strategy (P.D.Uplenchwar)
Essential Reading:
1.Pastakia A. R. Grassroots Innovations for Sustainable Development: the Case of Agricultural Pest Management unpublished dissertation. Ahmedabad: Indian Institute of Management. (selected pages)