NOĒSIS

Tri-partite agreements as a solution

Where could we stop the cycle? The supply chain gap is evident in a situation where the milk volume in a cluster is not enough to justify a milk collection centre being setup by an organised player and it is higher than the demand of milk agents resulting in suboptimal price for milk to farmers.…
Who will buy the milk?

Went to a few villages which no longer had co-operative milk collection centres. They had it in the past but because of disputes they shut down. The local milk agents/sweet shops gave more money per litre than the co-operative collection centre. They accepted even water added milk/adulterated milk. The price was paid within 2-3 days!…
Dairying: as seen by the small farmer

We went for a few Focussed Group Discussions in Ganjam District of Orissa under Dhanei Kshetriya Financial Services service area. The idea was to interact with dairy farmers and understand the status of dairying. A lot of things came up during the discussions, stories are same as those heard in any other part of the…
Starbucked

Got my hand on a book named “Starbucked” which narrates the story of Starbucks (the American coffee, tea chain). Interesting facts: They didn’t start as a food service concept. Their idea was to sell coffee so that people could make it at home! It was started by three people who ultimately sold the business off…
Mobile Banking

Today most of the large banks offer basic mobile banking solutions for their consumers. The most common services are: * Account Alerts, security alerts and reminders * Account balances, updates and history * customer service via mobile * branch ATM location information * transfer verification * mortgage alerts Future expectations are mobile commerce, mobile payments,…

Tri-partite agreements as a solution

Who will buy the milk?

Dairying: as seen by the small farmer

Starbucked

Mobile Banking