Farmer cooperative to Farmveda in 7 years

Farmer cooperative to Farmveda in 7 years

December 06, 20191 mins

Is it a coincidence that I invoke Dr. Trilochan Sastry in yesterday’s post and today there’s a message from him in my Inbox? Either that or I have psychic powers. Dear Sir/ Ma’am, To give you a bit…

A farmer's son deliberates on the cooperative decision

A farmer's son deliberates on the cooperative decision

May 10, 20133 mins

[Editor’s Note: Last year, I attended the Anantpur Cooperative Federation Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Gutturu village of Anantpur district (Andhra Pradesh). Conversations with a few farmers and…

Observations from a farmer cooperative AGM

Observations from a farmer cooperative AGM

June 28, 20123 mins

[Editor’s Note: Earlier this month I was invited by Dr. Trilochan Sastry to attend the Anantpur Cooperative Federation Annual General Meeting (AGM). The meeting, held at the cooperative-owned…

Ford Foundation supported Farmers Cooperative seeks Head of Marketing

Ford Foundation supported Farmers Cooperative seeks Head of Marketing

June 12, 20122 mins

[Editor’s Note: Last week I was invited by Dr. Trilochan Sastry to attend the Anantpur Cooperative Federation Annual General Meeting. The meeting, held at the cooperative-owned groundnut processing…

The many lives of Trilochan Sastry – academic, social activist, social entrepreneur

The many lives of Trilochan Sastry – academic, social activist, social entrepreneur

December 04, 20115 mins

[Editor’s Note: Over the past few months, I had a series of conversations with Dr. Trilochan Sastry (Academic Dean, IIM-Bangalore). His academic pedigree is as blue-chip as it can get – B.Tech from…

Establishing commodity cooperatives – role of promoting organizations

Establishing commodity cooperatives – role of promoting organizations

August 25, 20113 mins

[Editor’s Note: This is the final part of a 7-part series on commodity cooperatives in drought prone regions, originally authored as a pre-published paper by Dr. Trilochan Sastry (Academic Dean, IIM…

Establishing commodity cooperatives – promoter philosophy, leadership and cooperative rules

Establishing commodity cooperatives – promoter philosophy, leadership and cooperative rules

August 19, 20114 mins

[Editor’s Note: This is part 6 of a 7-part series on commodity cooperatives in drought prone regions, originally authored as a pre-published paper by Dr. Trilochan Sastry (Academic Dean, IIM-Bangalore…

Establishing commodity cooperatives – crucial role of member stakes

Establishing commodity cooperatives – crucial role of member stakes

August 12, 20113 mins

[Editor’s Note: This is part 5 of a 7-part series on commodity cooperatives in drought prone regions, originally authored as a pre-published paper by Dr. Trilochan Sastry (Academic Dean, IIM-Bangalore…

Establishing commodity cooperatives – perils of using funds to mobilize people

Establishing commodity cooperatives – perils of using funds to mobilize people

August 08, 20114 mins

[Editor’s Note: This is part 4 of a 7-part series on commodity cooperatives in drought prone regions, originally authored as a pre-published paper by Dr. Trilochan Sastry (Academic Dean, IIM-Bangalore…

How commodity cooperatives differ from milk or sugar cooperatives

How commodity cooperatives differ from milk or sugar cooperatives

August 01, 20114 mins

[Editor’s Note: This is part 2 of a 7-part series on commodity cooperatives in drought prone regions, originally authored as a pre-published paper by Dr. Trilochan Sastry (Academic Dean, IIM-Bangalore…