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Lessons of Empowerment: Drishtee’s is building new business networks in rural India
Drishtee has provided education, health, household products and banking services to thousands of rural villages over the course of the last 13 years. Kunal Rajpal, of Acumen Fund - a Drishtee investor - reflects on how the enterprise is helping to spawn new businesses.
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- Uncategorized
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- microfinance
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A New Business Model for Farmers in the Nutrient Economy
You could argue that a more comprehensive, albeit wonky, word for farmer is “nutrient steward.” Unfortunately, most farmers are only compensated for their end products, like corn and cotton. In reality, however, farmers are stewarding the nutrient processes that result in these end products. So why shouldn’t they be compensated for these services?
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- Agriculture, Environment, Health Care
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- nutrition, public health
