Founded by a group of scientists and social workers, ARTI promotes sustainable development of rural areas through scientific research into agricultural technologies. Specifically, the institute works to "develop, standardize, implement, commercialize, and popularize innovative and sustainable appropriate rural technologies with special emphasis on making traditional rural enterprises more profitable."
While ARTI is an Indian organization that concerns itself primarily with projects in that country, the organization stresses that its research and knowledge of applied technologies has universal appeal. Visit ARTI's Web site for detailed information on particular projects.
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