Livelihood Enhancement through Technology Transfer

Training underprivileged cultivators in use of sustainable technologies (like vermin- compost processing)

Assisting in incubation of entrepreneurship in Agriculture and the formation of Producer Organisations for RuralYouth,

Organizing the formation of Self Help Groups (SHGs), and facilitating financial inclusion

complementing various flagship Development Programmes like MGNREGA, SGSY initiated by the Central and StateGovernment to help rural families enhance their livelihoods

Training and CapacityBuilding

Trains underprivileged rural youth in agricultural marketing techniques, in digital technologies related to agri-marketing, in order to increase their job opportunities. It also provides handholding support to these trainees till they get placement.

Evaluation Studies and Action Research

Evaluation and Impact Assessment Studies of Livelihood Enhancement Initiatives like Micro Finance Institutions and Women Empowerment under Credit and Savings for household enterprise (CASHE) Programand , government projects like SwarnaJayanti Gram SwarojgarYojana (SGSY) and other Participatory Action Research Projects.

Participatory Planning and Management

Preparation of Draft Development Plans of 5 years’ validity (DDPs) for different municipalities

In the course of its 23 years of operation, CTRD has worked with leading public , academic and non profit organizations institutions in the field of agriculture and Rural Development like the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD), Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA), NetajiSubhasTraining Institute of Agricultural Marketing (NISTM), Bidhan Chandra KrishiVisvavidyalya(BCKV)CARE India, ACTIONAID India, Indo Global Social Service Society (IGSSS), several Municipalities and several Central and State Government agencies.