Technical
and Socio-Economic Services
ISAP
would also continue with its socio-economic services wherein impact assessment
studies would be conducted in various fields of poverty alleviation programmes,
land management, micro-enterprises, micro-finance, watershed management,
micro-irrigation and other areas of rural development. Contribution of ISAP has
been recognized by various government organisations such as Ministry of Rural
Development, Ministry of Agriculture, Department of Science and Technology and
various other departments.
ISAP
has been empanelled with a good number of national and international agencies
for under taking action based research work for sustainable livelihood
programmes in rural areas.
Areas
of operation of ISAP, other than supporting farmer community, include project
evaluation studies in social and developmental sectors as well. The Team of
Professionals working with the Organisation has expertise in statistical and
economic analysis besides Agro-business and, in various social and developmental
sectors like watershed and disaster management, livelihood generation programmes,
health, sanitation, agro-commodity market linkages, micro-finance and other
relevant fields. ISAP also
undertake large scale field surveys and investigations at National, State,
District and below levels. Village
based micro studies is an important area of specialization of ISAP.
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