Re-imagining the Future ideas
I was joyful to stay at Tata Institute of social sciences (TISS), Tuljapur campus during my recent field visit at Osmanabad district to see emerging producer companies in the region. I have very good discussion with faculty members particularly Ramesh Jare, Narwade, social worker Ganesh Chadre and students. We talked about agriculture crisis in context of failure of farmer’s organisations, agriculture marketing and drought situation in the region. While delivering a talk for social entrepreneurship and Rural Development students, I expressed my thoughts on Institutional innovation for farmers and interventions at village level value addition. I also shared experiences of my recent visits at Israel and Vietnam with respect to agriculture and rural development. I found that young generation is quite interested to explore the possibilities of setting up institutions for the farmers and to design its business model. During Q&A session, I stressed on ‘idea generation’. I link