Seed

SEED’s Interests
  • Predominantly focused on agriculture and allied activities, research and products
  • Focus on talent development- Significant investment in training and propagating the developed solutions in hub to under-served sector of our society- marginal farmers, local youths, enterprising but uneducated women, craftsmen to overcome present lacunae
  • Problem identification and solution by the stakeholder:

    – Increasing farmers income

    – Reducing agricultural waste

    – Women empowerment by skill training

    – Rural enterprise development

    – Reducing drudgery in daily wage work

  • Address Bottom of the Pyramid

    – Increasing farmers income

    – SC/ST communities

    – Marginal farmers

    – Shepherd community

    – Artisan clusters

Updates

Our Points of Convergence
  • WASTE MINIMIZATION

    -Customized on-field cold storage

    -Warehouse losses

    -Eco-sensitive packaging solutions

    -Micro transport solutions


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  • WASTE TO WEALTH

    -Technologies to tackle plantation waste

    -Developing industrial/ on farm applications for waste materials (such as textile

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  • DIGITAL AGRICULTURE

    -Drones in farm management

    -IoT sensors for real time information, traceability and transparency


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  • VALUE ADDITION FOR PRODUCTS

    -Solar powered produce dryers

    -Indigenous health supplements

    -Aboriginal table top seasonings


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  • IMPROVING FARM-MARKET GRID

    -AI based grading of quality products

    -Disruptive supply chain solutions

    -IoT based networking of farmer


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  • ACCESS TO INFORMATION

    -Innovative agritech tools and machines

    -Real time weather and land appropriate cultivation

    -Integrated farming to optimize outputs


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Our targeted, game-changing deep science/ technology innovations mapped with United Nations’ Sustainable Developmental Goals (SDGs)
  • NO POVERTY
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    ZERO HUNGER
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  • ACCESS TO ALUMNI
    GOOD HEALTH & WELL-BEING
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  • QUALITY EDUCATION
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  • BUSINESS MENTORING
    GENDER EQUALITY
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  • CLEAN WATER & SANITATION
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  • AFFORDABLE & CLEAN ENERGY
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  • DECENT WORK & ECONOMIC GROWTH
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  • INDUSTRY, INNOVATION & INFRASTRUTURE
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  • REDUCED INEQUALITY
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  • SUSTAINABLE CITIES & COMMUNITIES
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  • RESPONSIBLE CONSUMPTION & PRODUTION
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  • CLIMATE ACTION
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  • LIFE BELOW WATER
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  • LIFE ON LAND
  • PEACE, JUSTICE & STRONG INSTITUTIONS
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  • PARTNERSHIPS TO ACHIEVE THE GOAL
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Implementation Strategies
  • IISc focuses on the science, technology and development of the selected high impact interventions
  • For deployment, SEED partners with other government bodies
  • Well established relationships with local administrative offices such as district collectorate, public broadcasting department, office of MSME, agricultural universities and department of agriculture etc.
  • These Institutions will collaborate with SID to demonstrate and showcase the developed technologies in Chitradurga
  • Various outreach sessions to be organized to keep in touch with beneficiaries and their needs with the help of relevant government agency to reach the right audience
Our Team
Dr. Amitava Pramanik
Dr. Priyanka Sachan

SEED has initiated its activities in IISc Challakere campus to ensure highest impact amongst the under-privileged class. In the heart of Rural Karnataka, Research and development projects are hand-picked catering to the local population and businesses – possibilities are endless.

SID is inviting collaborative partnership with Organizations through Corporate social responsibility (CSR) to realize these goals. Please contact for further details.