Workshop on "Sustainable development and utilization of bio-resources"
- On October 17-18, 2008 -
- Institute of Bioresources and Sustainable Development (IBSD) -
State Level Workshop on
"Sustainable development and utilization of bio-resources
for SocioEconomic upliftment of rural Manipur"
October 17-18, 2008
Organised by
Institute of Bioresources and Sustainable Development (IBSD),
An autonomous institute under the Department of
Biotechnology, Government of India
Imphal, Manipur
In association with
Himalayan Environmental Studies and
Conservation Organisation (HESCO),
Dehradun-248001. Uttaranchal
Sustainable Development and Utilization of Bioresources for socioeconomic upliftment of rural Manipur
Searching out the potential bioresources and converting it into biowealth through human brain with the help of adequately equip laboratory and to translate the same into technology utilizable by the rural people for monetary wealth is one of the achievable approaches for attaining economic independence in this Indo-Burma hotspot.
The north-east region is full of bioresources. The workshop is all about the sustainable development of bioresources and
technology transfer for socio-economic upliftment of the rural people of Manipur with the following objectives:
- To identify major community resources, their status and potential for development.
- To review technology strength of IBSD and technology available from other sources.
- Immediate and future strategies for transfer of knowledge and technology.
Institute of Bioresources and Sustainable
Development is an autonomous institute
under Department of Biotechnology,
Ministry of Science and Technology, Govt. of India.
The institute registered under the Societies Act, Govt. of Manipur in 2001. IBSD has four functional divisions to date, namely Plants, Animals, Microbes and Bioresources database.
Technical sessions
October 17-18, 2008
Session-I: Identification of major community resources, their status and potential for development.
Session-II: Review of technology strength of IBSD and technology available from other sources.
Session-III: Immediate and future strategies for transfer of knowledge and technology.
Target Audience/Participants
- Community representatives,
- entrepreneurs,
- NGOs,
- SHGs and
- other interested persons.
There will be no registration fee.
Venue:
Institute of Bioresources and Sustainable Development
(IBSD) Takyelpat Institutional Area,
Imphal (Manipur)-795001.
Phone : 0385-2446122, 2446121 (O)
Fax : 0385-2446120
E-mail: [email protected]
Download the whole brochure on this event here (PDF file - 327 KB) .
This information is sent to e-pao.net by Atom Samarendra Singh - IBSD at sam_atom(at)rediffmail(dot)com .
This announcement was webcasted on September 30th 2008 .
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