Agricultural finance in India is currently facing a crisis of high-interest rates leading to higher debt percentages, lack of insurance financing for risk mitigation and unreported capital flows. Understanding these gaps will lead to the achievement of bigger opportunities and objectives such as increasing farmers’ income, promoting resource efficiency, enhancing
Social procurement is emerging as a significant pathway for companies to meet their sustainability goals while creating social value.
A market assessment to market facilitation and agricultural produce aggregation.
Share NON-PROFITS Organisation Strategy and Design We understand the challenges faced by organisations in translating strategies to action on the ground. Non-profits are evolving in some key areas in order to adapt and thrive in an ever-changing landscape: Agile approach to organisational strategy with a clear structure to achieve organisational
From startups to micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs), when one wants to foster scale and innovation, capital is often the first lever to consider—more credit, more investment, and flexible terms for accessing funding. In the post-pandemic world, nonprofits are going to be up against a wide range of problems, most
CSR spending in India is concentrated in a few sectors, including education and healthcare. Less than 1% of the CSR funds are channelled towards incubators to support social enterprises. To understand the criticality of CSR backing for scalable and impactful solutions through social enterprises, we have with us today, Mr.
Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs) are collective entities formed by farmers to pool resources, share knowledge, and engage in collective action. They play a crucial role in empowering farmers, promoting sustainable practices, and addressing the challenges of fragmented landholdings. However, the growth of the FPO ecosystem has stagnated due to challenges
A group of social entrepreneurs developing technology innovations to optimise water usage for food production were looking to take their idea to market.
To truly understand the problem at its core, a team in Enactus – an international student-led social entrepreneurship body – studied the demand and supply factors of public sanitation.
India is known for its large companies across manufacturing and technology, but what often goes unnoticed is that a large part of the employment in this country is actually driven by Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs). MSMEs contribute to more than 30% of India’s GDP, and 11 million of