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7th Aug 2008
Examining Organic Farming in India
In a series of articles on Slate.com, Mira Kamdar (of the World Policy Institute and author of Planet India) discusses the challenges and outlook for organic farming in India based on her visit to Pun...
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19th Jul 2008
Preparing for the future by reaching back into the past
Here is an interesting story of a farmer’s decision to utilize the ancestor of an indigenous strain of wheat that was used in Malwa before the Green Revolution. The impetus for the change? — the fact ...
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10th Jul 2008
Paid for Waste
In the town of Musiri, located in Tamil Nadu, the government has decided to compensate residents for using a new public toilet. The novelty of this effort does not stop there, as both the urine and fe...
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15th May 2008
Thumbs up, thumbs down
A thoroughly inspiring story reminding us that the most important examples of innovation occur where we least expect them to.> Farmers who visit Amai Mahalinga Naik’s two-acre plot on the hilltop near...
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10th May 2008
TC-I Week in Review
Top 3 posts from the week:Although from the previous week, Prerna’s discussion on waste management continues to attract readers and comments.Vinay’s featured interview with Gautam Ivatury of CGAP from...
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2nd May 2008
Cellphone Company + Fertilizer Company = Cool Idea
IFFCO Kisan Sanchar (IKSL) is a unique partnership between India’s largest mobile operator, Airtel and Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative (IFFCO). According to the brief on iGovernment:> IFFCO Kisa...
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4th Apr 2008
Midday Newsfeed
Some newsworthy headlines of interest:Entrepreneurship: Himachal Pradesh to adopt an open door policy to encourage entrepreneurs to work within the state. In a similar effort to attract more high tech...
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14th Mar 2008
Farmers' Suicides Revisited for a Third Time: An Economic Analysis
Atanu Dey writes on his blog an interesting economic analysis for the reason behind the continuing practice of farmers committing suicide. He likens the phenomenon to that of a parent repeatedly tying...
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9th Mar 2008
Seeds of Discontent
Finance Minister P. Chidambaram announced a debt waiver in the amount of Rs. 600 billion for small farmers this past week. As per the proposal, farm loan cancellations will be offered to small farmers...
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8th Mar 2008
A social entrepreneur for all time
Today I’d like to introduce you to one of my heroes, Baba Amte. He died a few weeks ago on February 8th at the opus of his life, Anandavan. I was fortunate to visit him several times during my work in...
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