A sense of place
Despite being a "field RA," I don't usually spend much time in the field. Most of my...
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Analyzing the Business Correspondent Model (Part II) Why isn’t it working? - Dormancy of No-Frills Accounts
[Terminology Used: Agents or Customer Service Points (CSPs) - Individuals, shops or other outlet...
Analyzing the Business Correspondent Model (Part I) - Why BCs?
Today, we begin a series on the Business Correspondent (BC) model based on findings from CMFs on-g...
RBI constitutes High Level Financial Inclusion Advisory Committee
Keeping the agenda of ‘financial inclusion’ in forefront, the Reserve Bank of India has constituted a high level Financial Inclusion Advis...
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Treated Bednets - Dealing with mosquitoes; Where is the problem?
Well, this week has been festive not just as per the Indian calendar alone, the weather in Madras ...
Some Special Memories
It’s been ten exciting months at CMF for me so far and I feel I have learnt something new everyday. One of the aspects that I like most ab...
Stealing from the ultra-poor: Combined assault on morality and economics
Very soon, we will be implementing our own evaluation of the government livelihood programs in the three states of Bihar, Chattisgarh, and...
Hand in Hand- Profile of CMF's Partner Organisation
'The following blog intends to familiarize our readers with the kind of partner organisation, ...
Remembering the Field
Drawing by Samira Jain I have not taken any photos of any of my field experiences in Bihar, mos...
Re-imagining Policy
India’s public expenditure on agriculture is one of the highest in the Asian region; yet, agricultural productivity remains relatively l...
Tick Tock, Preference Shock
The previous blog about the ongoing project in Satara, “Economics and Psychology of Long Term Sav...
What was the “Agricultural Debt Waiver and Debt Relief” Scheme about?
Photo Credit: http://www.aegindia.org According to Malcolm Harper, “the loan waiver scheme...
Agricultural Financing - Potential for Innovations ?
Quite often, I come across this from some of my city-based friends, "Someday I would like to ...
Making the case for Financial Literacy - Why is FE critical for the vulnerable clients in India - Opinions from the field (PART III)
In Part I and Part II of this blog, we made a case for FE by making the modules concise, cost...
Finance-wise, how wise?
Ever wondered if the rural poor who took loans actually understood interest rates in the first place? Well, how often do most of us can sa...
Newsletter Article - A Closer Look at the Financial Viability of the BC Model
To make the mainstream banking services available to all, RBI and government have been outlinin...
Newsletter Article - Making the case for Financial Literacy - Why is FE critical for the vulnerable clients in India - Opinions from the field
According to National Sample Survey Organization (NSSO) (59 th Round) data, nearly 51% of the farmer families in India are excluded from...
Newsletter Article - Social Security for the Aam Aadmi
Author: Shahid Vaziralli I spend a disturbingly high percentage of my time these days pretending to be a sardine in our office elevato...
Newsletter Article - Futures Price Information for Small and Medium Farmers
Authors: Samik Adhikari, Gautam Bastian, Lisa Nestor Agriculture and allied activities conti...
Making the case for Financial Literacy - What is CMF doing to address the FE challenges? (PART II)
In Part 1 of this blog , we discussed some of the challenges related to implementing an FE...
Qualitative Research: Something more than mere description
Qualitative Research : Something more than mere description In our profession, we d...
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