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Sustainable Agriculture |
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MIEUB connecting people and responding to the needs of people |
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Internet-Educational Units on Boats are equipped with
internet-linked laptop, multimedia equipments and educational
presentations. They make their way through the rivers, docking
at villages to teach farmers techniques for preventing pollution
and erosion, introducing affordable technologies like the
bicycle pumps and solar lamps, and promoting environmentally
sustainable agriculture, climate change, healthcare and human
rights.
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During the day time the
boat arrange onboard training programs for the farmers and at
late evening educational programs are arranged on large
sail-cloth so that many people can see from their own
courtyards. The evening educational programs include web
tutorials, animated drawings, documentaries and dramas along
with information from the web displayed. |
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Laptop connected to the internet via the cellular network using
EDGE/GPRS data cards, allowing Skype or Yahoo Messenger plus
webcams to provide connection between users and solar,
environmental, agricultural and healthcare experts at Shidhulai
regional office, headquarters and research institute. Along
with necessary trainings farmers are also getting information’s
on commodity and farm input prices, send & receive e-mails,
access to internet and contact others using mobile phones.
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Related Info |
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Case Study |
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The Tech Museum
Awards:
‘Launching mobile information centers to teach
environmentally sustainable farming’ |
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View Film
(QuickTime Movie) |
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The Tech Museum
Awards:
‘Shidhulai Swanirvar Sangstha launching technology to teach
sustainable farming practices’ |
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