MCRC for the benefit of poor and marginalized
MCRC has been developing appropriate technologies for the benefit of rural communities. We been actively engaged, for over three decades, in providing livelihood opportunities, information, awareness and expertise to NGOs, farmers, Self Help Groups, individuals and even illiterate and educated youth on technologies for rural development through training programmes, spot studies and awareness cum technology workshops.
The extension activities of MCRC are focused on the training and capacity building on various technologies developed/ adopted/ adapted to various NGOs, Stakeholders, Farmers, Women SHGs and School children. MCRC has reached about a lakh of beneficiaries consisting of 1500 villages in India and trained 800 NGOs on 25 rural technologies for the improvement of socio-economic status of the poor and marginalized.
Technology Resource centre: In recognition of MCRC’s efforts the Council for Advancement of People’s Action and Rural Technology (CAPART) under the Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India recognized MCRC as a Technology Resource Centre (TRC) in 1995 and provided funds exclusively for dissemination of rural development programmes.
Projects: MCRC has been closely working with Science and Society Division, Department of Science and Technology, Department of Biotechnology, Government of India and Council for Advancement of People’s Action and Rural Technology (CAPART), Government of India as a Science and Technology NGO in bridging the divide between Science & Technology & the rural society.
MCRC receives funds from Government of India funding agencies like DST, DBT, MNRE, CSIR, DRDO, private funding organizations and international organizations implementing R & D projects . MCRC has successfully completed 103 projects funded by both national and international agencies. Currently we are implementing 16 ongoing projects at MCRC.
Centre for Excellence in Rural Technologies
MCRC was identified and provided long-term core support under the scheme Science and Technology Application for Rural Development (STARD) sponsored by Science and Society division, DST New Delhi. Under this unique programme, MCRC strengthened and retained scientific manpower for long duration and also worked at the grassroots level on location specific problems and provided innovative solutions through S&T interventions related to different sectors of rural economy.