Livelihoods

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Browsing Livelihoods by Subject "Rural Communities"

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    AG393B: Generation of employment among rural youth through agricultural entrepreneurship
    (2020-04)
    The youngest country in the world is India, where more than 65 percent of the population is under 35 years of age while more than 50 percent of the population is under 25 years of age. It is also a big challenge for our country with great potential to train youth with modern skills so that the youth are not able to run after the job and make others capable of giving jobs. Today there is a lot of discussion about skill development and entrepreneurship, Youths are being encouraged towards entrepreneurship with schemes like Start-up India, Mudra Yojana, Rufftar. Today we are in the 21st century where changes are seen in the appearance of the market every day.
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    Using Innovations and Climate-Responsive Actions to Build Community Resilience
    (2024) Ramakrishna, Sundari
    This course is intended for field workers and practitioners who are working with rural communities that are affected by climate change events and are looking to innovation as the key climate-responsive action to address community resilience. The course will explore alternative sustainable livelihoods to better manage natural resources as a result of innovation in climate resilience. Existing innovations can be tailored to suit local situations. Successful implementation of the innovation depends on institutional support, access to markets, skills and capacity enhancement and the availability of local/traditional knowledge. The concept of total biomass use will help the learner to understand best practices in natural resource management and conservation at a local level. The course will identify types of institutional support, networks and skills required to implement total biomass use and explore a climate-responsive livelihood through the innovation model that is adapted.