Interships offered
Internships are offered at the Centre for Agroecology and Public Health. During 2019, five internships were offered to research scholars. Candidates were selected after the screening of research proposal submitted and based on interview conducted at the centre.
Internship for PhD students 2019-20
- Community kitchen programme in Attappady: A study on dynamics of social capital creation.
- Fair Price Medical Shops in Kerala – An Exploratory Study
- Sustainability of Integrated Farming: A Study on Pokkali Farming
- Nudging cities towards sustainable food system – Using Behavioral Economics to promote urban agriculture.
- Performance of Family Health Centre under Aardram mission: A case study of Chemmaruthy Family Health Centre
Internship for PhD students- 2023-24
Seven PhD interns were recruited at the Centre for six months to promote action research methodology, and they were given field exposure in their chosen area of PhD. Each intern was assigned a mentor to refine their research design to incorporate an action research component in the research. Training programs in action research methodologies were conducted to enhance the research skills of the interns. Monthly progress was monitored with progress presentations, and at the end of the tenure, internship reports were submitted. The internship reports include,
1.An appraisal of the agroecological farming initiatives in Uzhamalakkal Gram Panchayat: An action oriented approach
2. Groundwater management through action research and GIS- A case study of Kareepra Gram Panchayat, Ithikkara River Basin, South Kerala, India
3. Beyond Confinement: Unvelling motivational drivers and skill gains in Viyur Central Prison’s Food Unit Program.
4. Mosquito Larvicidial Activity of Seaweed Ulva fasciata Delile against Culex gelidus Theobald Larvae
5. Role of women in participatory forest management: Insights from Vanasamrakshana Samithi members in Ponmudi ecotourism area.
6. Designing context-based blended learning practices for promoting environmental empathy of secondary school students.
7. A study of occupational health hazards and risks among women fish vendors in Connemara market, Trivandrum: Examining the Human Right Issues.