Greater Malabar Initiative (GMI)
GMI focuses on bringing malabar region into tourism map with home stay, etc. We visited Rubber plantations near Kozhikode in the backdrop of beautiful Wayanad foothills. Rubber plantations also provides plenty of opportunities for automating the cutting, collection processes. It is always good moving up in the value chain, as it protects the farmers from price volatility. There are entrepreneurial opportunists in value addition of rubber. It’s important to create a local investor community that would support these entrepreneurs as they can connect with the problems better. Good discussions with few HNIs in Kozhikode around this.
Great interacting with 19 crafts/livelihood startups at craft capital of India – Jaipur. Good work Startup Oasis IICD-Indian Institute of Crafts & Design
- What do you really mean by a social-tech startup? Characteristics, examples
- Urban vs Rural India with respect to social-tech startups
- Bursting the Myth: “Social-tech and Profitability cannot go together”
- Bursting the Myth: “Social-tech startups cannot create billion dollar companies”
- Handful of impact investors in India. How do we change that? Role of Entrepreneurs, Investors, Government and people in general
- Scenario of foreign investment in India, in the social innovations space