Maker Village, an electronic hardware incubator at Kalamassery, has been tasked with developing affordable technological solutions for agriculture and ways to combat air pollution, under a Central government programme.
Maker Village has been selected under SPARSH (Social Innovation Programme for Products: Affordable and Relevant to Societal Health), which is a scheme piloted by the Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council, under the Union government’s Department of Biotechnology.
Tailor-made products
SPARSH seeks to provide communities with tailor-made products and services through a social innovation programme. Involvement in the scheme is likely to benefit start-ups working in the areas of pollution control and agritech.
They will be required to develop solutions within a period of three years.
