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FARMING FUTURES
Emerging Social Enterprises in India
A unique collection of 15 contemporary case studies documenting in detail social enterprises in agriculture, Farming Futures: Emerging Social Enterprises in India, edited by Ajit Kanitkar and C. Shambu Prasad showcases the emergence of an entrepreneurial route to solve India's deep-rooted agrarian crisis. The case studies chart the exciting journeys and tribulations in matching purpose and profit, often with a deep concern for the planet's future.
Written by experienced researchers, academics, and development professionals, the case studies span a wide range of agri-sector issues. They present a hope for farming futures for first-generation entrepreneurs, predominantly from non-agriculture backgrounds, by demonstrating the viability of farm enterprises. These include innovations in providing more efficient and non-exploitative linkages to markets and consumers, providing affordable aids and equipment for farming, and reducing the information asymmetry which farmers have when dealing with the market.
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Blogs
Conversations on Farming Futures
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Involving editors, case writers, entrepreneurs and experts in the social entrepreneurial ecosystem across multiple cities
- Farming Futures : Whither Social EnterprisesWed 11 MarInstitute of Rural Management
- Discussions around Farming FuturesThu 27 FebDevelopment Management Institute (DMI)
- Discussions around Farming Futures at ManthanMon 24 FebHyderabad
- Convention on Pivoting Farmer Producer OrganisationsThu 30 JanBhopal
- Book Launch and Discussion around Farming FuturesFri 10 JanIIM Udaipur
- Interaction with the Yatris from the 12th batch of Jagrirti YatraTue 07 JanEntrepreneurship Development Institute O
- Conversations and Discussions on Farming Futures at Livelihoods India Summit 2019Thu 12 DecLe Méridien New Delhi
- Conversations and Discussions on Farming Futures at Unconvention by VillgroSat 07 DecTaj Yeshwantpur, Bengaluru
- Conversation and panel discussion on Farming Futures at AhmedabadFri 29 NovAhmedabad Management Association
- Conversation and Discussion on Farming Futures at TISS MumbaiThu 28 NovTata Institute Of Social Sciences
- Sankalp Global Summit 2019Wed 27 NovRENAISSANCE CONVENTION CENTRE
- Farming Futures Book LaunchThu 07 NovBAIF Campus
About the contributors
ABOUT THE CONTRIBUTORS
Ajit Kanitkar is Senior Advisor and researcher at VikasAnvesh Foundation, Pune. Prior to this, he was Programme Officer at Ford Foundation and Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation, both in New Delhi and a faculty member at Institute of Rural Management Anand (IRMA). He is currently visiting faculty at Indian Institute of Management (IIM) at Udaipur, and is associated with a number of civil society organizations from all parts of the country as a volunteer and pro-bono consultant, including his alma mater Jnana Prabodhini in Pune. He has published extensively in professional journals, including three books on the themes of entrepreneurship and management of cooperatives. He contributes regularly to VillageSquare, India Development Review (IDR), and other online social media platforms on diverse themes related to the developmental sector. His latest co-edited book on twenty two outstanding social workers in India published in 2018 is available at http://www.socialworkindia.in/
Join the conversation
To organise a discussion around this book please write to us at farmingfuturesindia@gmail.com
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