Education and Capacity Building
The aim of this thematic would be to re-orient educational institutions in the agriculture, veterinary sciences and development-oriented subjects to relook at their curriculums to include a more nuanced and holistic narrative of food production in the Indian context. Along with this, it would also look at various ways of building capacities of different stakeholders in livestock value chains including associated stakeholders on all aspects of extensive livestock production, pastoralism, gender dimensions, ethnoveterinary practices and the role of traditional knowledge among various other topics.
Actions
- Develop a MOOC on extensive livestock systems & pastoralism in the Indian language encompassing all crosscutting aspects.
- Develop a new curriculum with the help of experts/scholars/environmentalists and practitioners to be incorporated into the current syllabus
- Creating inclusive training programs and capacity building to create awareness on the need to change existing curriculums
- Working towards setting up institutions like TRTI – PRTI (full form???)
- Curate experiential learning programs for urban communities/youth to influence consumers and facilitate systemic change
- Orienting existing state instruments (like FRA) to accommodate all extensive forms of livestock production witha special focus on traditional pastoral communities
Pathways for change
- Influence Board of Studies, ASCI like UGC, NCERT, veterinary and agricultural councils
- Highlight why change is needed at different levels/forums
- Film & food festivals
- Sensitize Ministries, funders, educational institutions like (TISS, Shiv Nadar, Azim Premji, IRMA) and media