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A day in the life of a tribal village market (Haat)...!

I am quite sure most of you have seen or know of a village haat or bazaar. Ever wonder what ex...

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Ingredients of an effective Project Plan

More often than not, despite the importance of this phase or aspect of a project, it tends to be taken lightly - the phase being the plan...

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A mother's plea to her Government

Dear Government, My eldest 17-year-old son has lately started talking about going to a...

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Farm Credit in Pakistan: Benefiting Farmer segments

While reading up on Agricultural Credit, came across this interesting paper on farm credit in Pakistan, our neighbour. What was interestin...

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History of Agricultural Credit in India - Timeline

Development of rural credit systems have always been a complicated affair and this is clear from ...

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MFIs: Creating Slaves to Microfinance or Becoming the Saviors?

Author: Surabhi Agrawal With an even-fisted force in the air, he yells, “We are not a slave to y...

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Why do farmers need more loans?

Agriculture finance is the most crucial aspect for any farmer in a country where 60% of population depends on farming. India is also one o...

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Data Everywhere and Nowhere to Go

The current GIZ-NABARD-CMF study is being conducted in 4 states (Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Punjab, and West Bengal). The study explores ge...

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Agricultural Financing Theme Special - Feb to Mar 2013

If one were to look at the CMF Publications list, especially the factsheets , one would find a fa...

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Lest We Forget

To my mind, the biggest challenge of social science research using survey data is reconciling the r...

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