Lest we forget

Lest we forget

May 06, 20202 mins

Lest we forget the numerous mountains still to be climbed in India, this Firstpost photo essay reminds us. After floodwater receded from the villages of western Maharashtra in 2019, the villages were…

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…

Paul Polak, SunPower and good news for poor farmers

Paul Polak, SunPower and good news for poor farmers

May 24, 20133 mins

Pic courtesy unreasonableinstitute.org Paul Polak is an accomplished man and a very busy man. After spending a few decades researching and trying out various innovations to lift poor farmers out of…

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…

Intuit Fasal quietly disrupting the farm market intelligence space

Intuit Fasal quietly disrupting the farm market intelligence space

October 10, 20124 mins

A happy Fasal farmer (Pic courtesy intuit.com) What happens when you breed JustDial and ZipDial with a Nasdaq 100 software company in the Indian rural countryside? You get Intuit Fasal – a powerful…

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…