Contents:
Acknowledgements;
Setting the Context;
1. Overview of Social Enterprises and Social Entrepreneurs in Agriculture in India 1;
Ajit Kanitkar and C. Shambu Prasad;
2. Profiles of Social Enterprises and Entrepreneurs Studied 18;
Ajit Kanitkar and C. Shambu Prasad;
Case Studies;
3. Sugarcane Cultivation With the Motto, 'More With Less' 31;
Ajit Kanitkar and Siva Muthuprakash K.M.;
4. Transforming the Millets Value Chain in Anantapur 54;
C. Shambu Prasad;
5. Socially Embedding Businesses 96;
Sundaresan C. S.;
6. Taking Micro-warehousing to the Doorstep of the Farmer 125;
Astad Pastakia;
7. Making Affordable, Simple, and Reliable Irrigation Controllers 179;
Parthasarathy T;
8. To Create a Reliable Farmer- owned Indian Brand 209;
Siva Muthuprakash K. M. and Ajit Kanitkar;
9. Journey From Seeds to Market 237;
Phanipriya Nandula and Sankar Datta;
10. Social Enterprise in a Socially Complex Area 265;
Sankar Datta and Phanipriya Nandula;
11. Marketing Agri-Produce to Create Value for Farmers 289;
Bharat Damani and Siva Muthuprakash K.M.;
12. Practising Conscious Capitalism 312;
Tara Nair;
13. Linking Farmer Producers and Urban Consumers for Pesticide-free and Safe Food 340;
R. K. Anil;
14. Simple, Innovative, and Quality Machinery for Small Farmers 376;
Vanita Viswanath;
15. Weather Advisory Services for Multiple Stakeholders 398;
Ashish Kulkarni;
16. Building a Social Enterprise in Assam 425;
Niraj U Joshi;
17. Honey for Consumers and Honey Bees for Farmers 460;
Usha Ganesh;
Learnings and Perspective;
18. Emerging Changemakers: Insights from the Study of Social Enterprises 495;
Ajit Kanitkar and C. Shambu Prasad;
List of Contributors 527.