Lest we forgetVishy KurugantiMay 06, 20202 minsLest 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 yearsVishy KurugantiDecember 06, 20191 minsIs 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 farmersVishy KurugantiMay 24, 20133 minsPic 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 decisionVishy KurugantiMay 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 spaceVishy KurugantiOctober 10, 20124 minsA 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 AGMVishy KurugantiJune 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 MarketingVishy KurugantiJune 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…
Hippocratic Oath for Social EntrepreneursVishy KurugantiFebruary 24, 20122 minsHippocrates (460-370 BC) Pic: courtesy osmanian.com On the final day of the Acara Summer Institute 2011, after the teams had made their final presentations, this appeal from Dr. Trilochan Sastry…
Arming farmers with timely information – what it really meansVishy KurugantiFebruary 17, 20122 minsPic: courtesy agricorner.com Reuters Market Light (RML). ITC eChoupal. Ekgaon Technologies. IKSL. TCS mKrishi. These are some of the leading social enterprise initiatives from established companies or…
India's Most Impactful Social Enterprises (unsorted working list)Vishy KurugantiFebruary 16, 20122 minsPic: courtesy universetoday.com Editor’s Note: I should caution readers that this is a work-in-progress topic. The primary purpose of this post is to complete the contender list in each category. Ever…