By: Poviet Kaur
CHANDIGARH: Panjab University will be a collaborator in the TIGR2ESS project, with a team of 15 faculty members across multiple departments led by Prof Ramanjit Kaur Johal.
The departments include public administration, economics, University Business School, University Institute of Applied Management, University Institute of Fashion Tech and Vocational Development, University Institute of Hotel Management and School of Communication Studies.
TIGR2ESS is a research programme led by Cambridge University with more than 20 organisations and over 30 early career researchers working to find sustainable ways forward for Indian agriculture through engagement with rural communities, female empowerment and policy translation.
Their research is identifying practical solutions to tackle issues such as depleting groundwater, reduced crop resilience, inadequate nutrition and limited market opportunities for smallholder farmers.
Prof Johal said, “There are a dozen early career researchers on the project and we are engaging in participatory action research in rural Punjab towards empowerment of youth and women through skill development and entrepreneurship as well as empowerment through nutrition awareness and practices. This project will run up to March 2022. Significant research capacity has been built at PU due to this project,” she said.
