Sub Hub II – MSSRF, Wayanad

MSSRF Community Agrobiodiversity Centre (CAbC) was established in 1997 at Wayanad district of Kerala, as one of the regional centres of MSSRF, Chennai, India. The Centre was established to promote community conservation systems of rural and tribal people through research, extension and advocacy. Centre works in partnership with rural and farming communities for sustainable agricultural and rural development. The activities are designed to promote a pro-nature, pro-poor, pro-woman and a pro-livelihood orientation to technology development and dissemination. The operational area of the Centre is confined to the Western Ghats regions in Kerala. Over a period of more than two decades, MSSRF has evolved a C4 framework for the conservation, enhancement and sustainable and equitable use of biodiversity. MSSRF’s 4C framework integrates both eco-centric and anthropocentric approaches in conservation by giving simultaneous emphasis on conservation, cultivation, consumption and commerce.

http://mssrfcabc.res.in/

Principal Investigator

Dr. V. Shakeela

Director, M S Swaminathan Research Foundation

Community Agrobiodiversity Centre, Puthoorvayal, PO Meppadi

Wayanad-673 577, Kerala, India

Email: shakeela@mssrf.res.in; Mobile: +91-7760402748

Co-Principal Investigator

Dr. T. Suma

M S Swaminathan Research Foundation

Community Agrobiodiversity Centre, Puthoorvayal, PO Meppadi

Wayanad-673 577, Kerala, India

Email: suma@mssrf.res.in; Mobile: +91-

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