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Vetiver Grass Technology: A new perspective for river restoration and women’s empowerment in river communities of rural India

Publication Type : Conference Paper

Thematic Areas : SDG 6 Water & Sanitation

Publisher : IEEE

Source : IEEE Global Humanitarian Technology Conference (GHTC), Radnor, PA, USA, 2023, pp. 188-192

Url : https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10354932

Campus : Amritapuri

School : Department of Social Work, School for Sustainable Futures

Center : Center for Gender Equality and Women Empowerment

Year : 2023

Abstract : This paper offers a new perspective on the use of Vetiver Grass Technology (VGT) in rural India. By exploring the known benefits of vetiver grass, the paper considers VGT for community-based infrastructural development and rehabilitation of riverbeds throughout rural India and considers co-benefits concurrent with vetiver grass cultivation and skills training for women’s empowerment and income generation.

Cite this Research Publication : Twist, R., von Lieres, J. S., Rao, B.R. & Koshy, A. J. (2023). Vetiver Grass Technology: A new perspective for river restoration and women’s empowerment in river communities of rural India. In IEEE Global Humanitarian Technology Conference (GHTC), Radnor, PA, USA, 2023, pp. 188-192, doi: 10.1109/GHTC56179.2023.10354932

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