Welcome

Institute for Integrated Rural Development (IIRD) is a premier development organization of Marathwada region in Maharashtra State in India, promoting development alternatives through the initiatives of groups of rural poor. The Institute strongly believes that environmental enrichment is intertwined with overcoming oppression and poverty in society. With this perspective, the vision of IIRD is to work towards building of a society which is socially just and environmentally sound.

Our Partners:

Our partners in this effort for sustainable progress are the people from grassroots segments of rural community, and the those institution and organisation which help them in their initiatives in development. The Central and State Governments, Universities and International development agencies are partnering with IIRD. Special mention should be made about the support and recognition provided through Department of Science and Technology (Govt. of India), Department of Social forestry (Govt.of Maharashtra), The Associated Country Women of the world (ACWW), Evangelischer Entwicklungsdienst (EED), Evangelische Zentralstelle Fur Entwicklungshlfe e.v.. DESWOS, HELPAGE, HIVOS, International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements (IFOAM), Marathwada Krishi Vidyapeeth, Yashwantrao Chavan Mukta Vidyapeeth and The Department of Vocational Education (Govt,of Maharashtra).

 


  Announcements
  September ’08:
  National Workshop on Participatory Guarantee System (PGS) and Organic Bazaar. Sep 9-12.
 
  PGS Organic India Council Meeting at IIRD from Sep 18 -19.
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