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Inclusive Growth: Building a concept
Asia Public Policy Forum 2013
Jakarta, Indonesia May 28-30, 2013
Fabio Veras Soares, Raquel Ramos and Rafael Ranieri
IPC-IG
Inclusive Growth: Building a concept
Asia Public Policy Forum 2013
Jakarta, Indonesia May 28-30, 2013
We Thank you from the bottom of our heart for making our 1st International Conference “Ending Extreme Poverty: A challenging Journey From MDGs to SDGs” a grand success. We were sure that without your participation, the event would not have been that much success.
If you have not attended the event, there is a great chance for you to be a part of this grand global initiative. Join us on 28th and 29th February with 50% discount in the entry fees and be a part of the change.
We are arranging a series of conferences at the international level on the same topic, for details log on to www.conference.globallygive.org or write us to info@leadindiafoundation.org
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Looking forward to see you in February at Grand Hyatt, New York, USA.
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Bharatiy Sanskriti(By Great India Company)Tejas Shah
We are working towards the development of Gaushala and Gurukul in all our Bharatiy villages based on our Vedic civilization culture.www.bharatiysanskriti.org
bharatiysanskriti0@gmail.com
Respected Distinguished Professor and Advisory Board Member,
Greetings!!!
With due respect, it's my immense pleasure to inform you that with your kind support the edited book has been published entitled“POVERTY ALLEVIATION IN INDIA: ISSUES & CHALLENGES".
This Book has been released on dated 15 March-2015 in 25th Annual Conference of Madhya Pradesh Economic Association (MPEA) at Barkatullah University Bhopal & Jagaran Lakecity University Bhopal (M.P).
Title of the Book : POVERTY ALLEVIATION IN INDIA ISSUES & CHALLENGES
Editor : Dr. Dhiresh Kulshrestha
Co-Editor : Dr. Veerandra Singh Matsaniya
ISBN No. : 978-93-82816-23-2
First Edition year : 2015
Release Date : 15 March-2015
At occasion : 25 Annual Conference Madhya Pradesh Economic : Association (MPEA) at Barkatullah University-Bhopal(MP)
: & Jagaran Lakecity University Bhopal (M.P)
Binding : Hard Bond
List Price : Rs. 1240/-
attached herewith : 1. Book Releasing ceremony photo
2. Cover page of the Book
About the Book
World over, the burning issues is poverty alleviation issues and challenges that emanates from the global world. Researches are being made across the globe in these vulnerable areas with a view to delivering satisfactory solutions to the poverty issues challenges arising out of them. This book is a compliment in this direction.
This book focuses on the various issues through its 27 chapters, those are concern with poverty alleviation, issues, impact of various policies, poverty inequality, poverty among women, poverty eradication through SHG’s and micro finance institutions, social capital and household workers in rural Punjab, rural poverty in Indian context, poverty reduction through horticulture multi-pronged strategy to alleviate the poverty in India, challenges the repeated natural disasters in mountains, poverty alleviation through tourism, migration, security and poverty (In special context of metro cities construction workers)
And other major issues of poverty in India. It was 1991, when the GOI took the initiative for economic reforms in India by introduction the Liberalization Privatization and Globalization. This is the historical reference point from which we could look back at the various reforms in the Indian Economy.
The President's address to Parliament has sought to put rest charges that the Narendra Modi government is pro-corporate, by unveiling pro-poor plans for eliminating poverty, fighting food inflation and providing urban facilities in rural areas.
The blueprint of the government for the coming months also has a contingency plan for sub-normal monsoon, cropinsurance and reforming the Public Distribution System. The thru
Introduction:
Vanisa Sandalwood Farms private limited offers the potential benefits on a widespread basis and aid transparency investments. Vanisa has full know-how technology to grow sandalwood plants under the guidance of Agricultural experts, biologists, R&D Specialists, Wood Scientists. We dedicated to enforce best practice principles in all aspects and strive for excellence in all transactions. Our main objective is environmental care increase fauna, respect & transparency by strong environmental ethics.
Vision:
* To protect the living organism by Green Revolution, to suppress the Global Warming; to increase Rural Employment by Growing Sandalwood.
* Low investment with High profitability with moral values and social responsibility
Latest opportunity in sandalwood and pomegranateHP Hosa
Attractive passive income financial opportunity of 30-40% per annum returns over a 15 year horizon in high yield and scientifc commercial farming development by a company named Hosachiguru; Aligned incentives since Hosachiguru’s income will come from sharing the harvest generated on the investor’s farm; Investor makes just one payment upfront for the land, infrastructure development and maintenance of farming operations; all sweat for development, maintenance and ongoing financial management from Hosachiguru; The land will be registered in the investor's name
Starts with Organic farming and tells how Desi cow is integral to organic farming. Also shows different types or breeds of Desi Cows and their relevance in day-to-day life.
We Thank you from the bottom of our heart for making our 1st International Conference “Ending Extreme Poverty: A challenging Journey From MDGs to SDGs” a grand success. We were sure that without your participation, the event would not have been that much success.
If you have not attended the event, there is a great chance for you to be a part of this grand global initiative. Join us on 28th and 29th February with 50% discount in the entry fees and be a part of the change.
We are arranging a series of conferences at the international level on the same topic, for details log on to www.conference.globallygive.org or write us to info@leadindiafoundation.org
If you are interested to participate in our conference in India, please write to info@leadindiafoundation.org and reserve your sear today.
Looking forward to see you in February at Grand Hyatt, New York, USA.
Best Regards
Bharatiy Sanskriti(By Great India Company)Tejas Shah
We are working towards the development of Gaushala and Gurukul in all our Bharatiy villages based on our Vedic civilization culture.www.bharatiysanskriti.org
bharatiysanskriti0@gmail.com
Respected Distinguished Professor and Advisory Board Member,
Greetings!!!
With due respect, it's my immense pleasure to inform you that with your kind support the edited book has been published entitled“POVERTY ALLEVIATION IN INDIA: ISSUES & CHALLENGES".
This Book has been released on dated 15 March-2015 in 25th Annual Conference of Madhya Pradesh Economic Association (MPEA) at Barkatullah University Bhopal & Jagaran Lakecity University Bhopal (M.P).
Title of the Book : POVERTY ALLEVIATION IN INDIA ISSUES & CHALLENGES
Editor : Dr. Dhiresh Kulshrestha
Co-Editor : Dr. Veerandra Singh Matsaniya
ISBN No. : 978-93-82816-23-2
First Edition year : 2015
Release Date : 15 March-2015
At occasion : 25 Annual Conference Madhya Pradesh Economic : Association (MPEA) at Barkatullah University-Bhopal(MP)
: & Jagaran Lakecity University Bhopal (M.P)
Binding : Hard Bond
List Price : Rs. 1240/-
attached herewith : 1. Book Releasing ceremony photo
2. Cover page of the Book
About the Book
World over, the burning issues is poverty alleviation issues and challenges that emanates from the global world. Researches are being made across the globe in these vulnerable areas with a view to delivering satisfactory solutions to the poverty issues challenges arising out of them. This book is a compliment in this direction.
This book focuses on the various issues through its 27 chapters, those are concern with poverty alleviation, issues, impact of various policies, poverty inequality, poverty among women, poverty eradication through SHG’s and micro finance institutions, social capital and household workers in rural Punjab, rural poverty in Indian context, poverty reduction through horticulture multi-pronged strategy to alleviate the poverty in India, challenges the repeated natural disasters in mountains, poverty alleviation through tourism, migration, security and poverty (In special context of metro cities construction workers)
And other major issues of poverty in India. It was 1991, when the GOI took the initiative for economic reforms in India by introduction the Liberalization Privatization and Globalization. This is the historical reference point from which we could look back at the various reforms in the Indian Economy.
The President's address to Parliament has sought to put rest charges that the Narendra Modi government is pro-corporate, by unveiling pro-poor plans for eliminating poverty, fighting food inflation and providing urban facilities in rural areas.
The blueprint of the government for the coming months also has a contingency plan for sub-normal monsoon, cropinsurance and reforming the Public Distribution System. The thru
Introduction:
Vanisa Sandalwood Farms private limited offers the potential benefits on a widespread basis and aid transparency investments. Vanisa has full know-how technology to grow sandalwood plants under the guidance of Agricultural experts, biologists, R&D Specialists, Wood Scientists. We dedicated to enforce best practice principles in all aspects and strive for excellence in all transactions. Our main objective is environmental care increase fauna, respect & transparency by strong environmental ethics.
Vision:
* To protect the living organism by Green Revolution, to suppress the Global Warming; to increase Rural Employment by Growing Sandalwood.
* Low investment with High profitability with moral values and social responsibility
Latest opportunity in sandalwood and pomegranateHP Hosa
Attractive passive income financial opportunity of 30-40% per annum returns over a 15 year horizon in high yield and scientifc commercial farming development by a company named Hosachiguru; Aligned incentives since Hosachiguru’s income will come from sharing the harvest generated on the investor’s farm; Investor makes just one payment upfront for the land, infrastructure development and maintenance of farming operations; all sweat for development, maintenance and ongoing financial management from Hosachiguru; The land will be registered in the investor's name
Starts with Organic farming and tells how Desi cow is integral to organic farming. Also shows different types or breeds of Desi Cows and their relevance in day-to-day life.
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Mission with "I Say Organic" in India - Outputs and learnings
1. Mission with I Say Organic
Outputs and learnings
Developing rural India through
sustainable agriculture
Dardaillon Matthieu Mission 2
Guyot Jonas January - March 2013
- March 2013 - I Say Organic
2. The project Destination Changemakers
2
Destination Changemakers, what is it? Why this name “Destination Changemakers”?
Destination Changemakers means… :
Destination Changemakers aims at supporting social
1- We want to become Changemakers,
entrepreneurs around the word and at raising awareness
2- To do so, we are meeting and working with high-
about these pioneers in mainstream media.
potential Changemakers around the world, starting in
Europe (UK, France, Austria), now in Asia (Philippines,
Who are we?
India), soon in Africa (Senegal) to get inspiration and skills,
Jonas Guyot and Matthieu Dardaillon. We are two
3- We cannot succeed alone, so we want to raise
students in business school (ESCP Europe) willing to use
awareness about social entrepreneurship so that others
business to solve world’s most urgent problems. We
also become Changemakers.
chose to realize two gap years before finishing our
studies: one gap year for professional experiences in the
sector of social business, sustainable development and
microfinance in Paris; one year with social entrepreneurs
on the ground (Destination Changemakers).
This project is giving us the opportunity to discover
innovations to fight poverty that can be adapted in
France (reverse innovation) and discover how to become
ourselves Changemakers.
A 3.5-year project
The preparation : January 2011 – September 2012
The missions : September 2012 – June 2013
• Philippines : September – December 2012
• India : January – March 2013
• Senegal : April – June 2013
The sharing of our experience : july2013 – June 2014
With Pr. Yunus (Peace Nobel Prize 2006) met during during
our preparation, at the Global Social Business Summit
(Vienna, Austria – November 2011)
Our 3 Changemakers
3. India – Incredible India
3
Key facts Key discoveries and observations
Society A country where tradition and modernity live
Langages: Hindi, English and 21 « scheduled languages » together
Demographics:
• 1.2 billion people (2th most populated country)
In most places in India, we found some signs of
• Life expectancy: 64 years old
modernity. But at the same time, we noticed that
Land: 3,300,000 km2 (= around five times France)
the traditions remain very important for everyone,
Religions: Hinduism (80%), Islam (13%), Christianity (2%),
Sikhism (2%), Buddhism (1%) whatever the social class is. In other terms, India is
not following a « western » path of development, but
Politics is building its own way of development, in the
Key dates of history: respect of the culture and of the traditions. This
• Indus Valley Civilisation (7000 BCE) makes this country even more fascinating.
• Ashoka’s reign (200 BCE)
• Mughal Empire (1526 – 1858)
• British colonization and domination (1858 – 1947)
A country where the reduction of social and
• Indian independance (1947)
economic disparities is still a major stake
India is well-known as the most populous democracy in the
world. Motto: "Truth Alone Triumphs”
It is hard to travel around India without being
Economy shocked by the enormous disparities. Many
The economy is growing fast : homeless people are leaving close to millionaires or
• Economic growth: 5% in 2012 (average of 5.8% over headquarters of rich multinationals. This is
the past two decades) something that seems relatively accepted in the
• During the next four decades, According to society, at least which doesn't create a huge social
PricehousewaterCoopers, Indian GDP is expected to unrest. But the reduction of the disparities will be
grow at an annualized average of 8%, making it necessary to guarantee a sustainable development.
potentially the world's fastest-growing major
The fruits of the development has started to benefit
economy until 2050
the bottom of the pyramid, but there is still a long
Currency: Indian Rupee
Human Development Index: 0.554 in 2012 (136th) way to go.
Poverty figures:
• India contains the largest concentration of people
living below the poverty line of US$1.25 per day
• Its proportion has nevertheless decreased from 60%
in 1981 to 42% in 2005 : some 430 million Indians
have left poverty since 1985
• Half of the children are underweight, and 46% of
children under the age of 3 suffer from malnutrition
Main challenges:
• Poverty
• Rural development
• Infrastructures
• Corruption
4. I Say Organic – Developing rural India through organic farming
4
The vision and work of I Say Organic Key learnings
I Say Organic‘s mission is to revitalize rural India by
Developing the agriculture sector is paramount to
helping farmers to live decently. How?
foster a general economic development
- On the one hand, by encouraging organic farming
which limits the cost of inputs (fertilizers, pesticides, Indeed, more than half of the Indians are working in the
etc.) and allows producers to improve the productivity agriculture sector, is the least productive sector in India ;
of their land in the medium and long-term 250,000 Indian farmers have committed suicide in the
last 16 years, especially because of debt issues (rising
- On the other hand, by reducing the number of cost of chemical fertilizers and pesticides, reduced
intermediaries between the producer and the productivity of genetically-modified crops, etc.)… And
consumer who are pushing down the prices paid to that’s not all: 20 million tons of grains are lost every year
producers. By connecting organic farmers directly to
in India due to poor conditions of transport and storage.
the market, I Say Organic offers farmers a better price
– 25% above the market – and encourages farmers to
opt for sustainable organic farming practices.
Organic farming & agro-ecology have a positive impact
The challenge of I Say Organic is now to develop the on development
demand for organic produce by proposing an
affordable home delivery service of organic fruits and Organic farming & agro-ecology raise productivity at
vegetables. field level, reduce rural poverty, contribute to improving
nutrition and contribute to adapting to climate change.
To go further on this point, here is a very interesting
report - available in English & French – written by the
United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food.
I Say Organic is part of a movement in India
There is a growing awareness on the part of higher
income and younger households in India: more and more
are realizing that they can make a difference as
consumers. This growing awareness explains the rapid
development of the market: the organic food market is
growing by 20% to 22% per year in India.
Discover here a video of presentation of I Say Organic
realized by CNN-IBN (major Indian TV channel)
5. Ashmeet Kapoor – A young & ambitious entrepreneur
5
The Changemaker Key Learnings
As a young graduate of Brown University in the United There is no age to become an entrepreneur
States, Ashmeet Kapoor returned to India with the
desire to participate to the development of his When Ashmeet went on the Jagriti Yatra at 26, he was
country. With an engineering and entrepreneurship not really expecting that at the end of this journey, he
background, Ashmeet started to work in solar energy would become an entrepreneur. During his prestigious
and participated in 2010 in the Jagriti Yatra, a tour of studies, he was told that the best career path was to join
India by train to meet inspiring social entrepreneurs. big corporations, and for those who wanted to start a
During this tour, he participated in a business plan business, it would be a mistake to do it without a strong
competition and his team chose the agriculture professional experience.
sector. However, Ashmeet decided to become an entrepreneur
at 26, without much professional experience. However,
He then realized the big issues of agriculture in India his venture is today growing and looks promising.
and how much potential this sector holds to create
impact. Winner of the competition, he quits his job
and decides to continue the adventure by creating I An entrepreneur is learning by doing
Say Organic.
Even if it helps in some cases, you do not need a 20-year
corporate experience or a specific thesis to launch your
Quotation own business. Indeed, much of the knowledge an
entrepreneur needs to get is acquired through real
“Dear Matthieu and Jonas, it was such a pleasure to practice.
have you both here. You guys have given us some great When Ashmeet started I Say Organic, he had no clue
suggestions and food for thought for the business as we about farming and organic farming. But rather than
begin our growth phase. quitting his project or taking some more courses, he
lived in a village of organic farmers during 6 months.
You both make a great team. The world needs more There, he learnt much more than in any business class
genuine, happy, and well intentioned people like you. I and was much more inspired.
applaud you for your project and I am sure you will go on
to do great things and look forward to keeping in touch.”
Ashmeet Kapoor
Founder and CEO of I Say Organic
6. Our mission – Working on the development strategy
6
Purpose of the mission Key learnings
Our mission was to help I Say Organic on its Living a start-up experience
development strategy. I Say Organic has started to
sell its first products in March 2012 and is now We joined I Say Organic only 9 months after its
entering in its growth phase. Its main challenges beginning. We experienced how this young start-up
during this new phase are to increase its number of was managing its day-to-day activities and how it was
clients and attract investors. preparing at the same time its growth phase.
We have been particularly impressed by the processes
To help I Say Organic to increase the number of which are already very well managed for this young
customers, we have realized two main reports: structure. We participated to a few deliveries to
• A performance report analyzing the situation of customers which were very professional.
the enterprise after 9 months of activity (sales
analysis, customers analysis, products analysis)
• A strategic report analyzing the general Quality comes first
business model, the competitors, and
presenting some strategic recommendations, We noticed how much the quality of the products and
with a focus on strategic marketing. of the service is essential for any social enterprise. To
scale-up, a social enterprise can not only count on its
To help I Say Organic assess its impact and attract social mission even if this one is really well marketed.
some socially-committed investors, we have also To succeed, it has to provide a better service (at least as
written a social impact report after having realized a good) than its competitors. Here is really the challenge
social impact assessment on the field. of a social enterprise: making sure that its social
responsibility goes hand in hand with quality. As I Say
Organic has noticed that its social impact is not
sufficient to improve the fidelity rate of its clients, it is
making a lot of efforts to offer the best quality of
service.
Building sustainable partnerships with beneficiaries
During our social impact study, we noticed that many
farmers were expecting more from I Say Organic (more
orders, bigger premium). At the same, they were very
satisfied to work with I Say Organic because of the
proximity and the sustainability of the partnership. It is
very important for the social enterprise to be close to
its beneficiaries, who also are its suppliers, understand
their challenges and needs, and work hand in hand with
With a group of farmers from Sirsa, Haryana (250km north of Delhi) them.
7. Our mission – Raising awareness
7
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10 ideas to inspire youth to become entrepreneurs and tackle their countries’ challenges
(in French & in English)
Ashmeet got the idea of I Say Organic in the Jagriti Yatra, a train journey around India. Matthieu
participated to the 2012 edition and shares 10 points that makes this event extremely efficient
to inspire young people to become the change they want to see in the world.
The 6 most inspiring Indian social entrepreneurs (in French & in English)
They reinvent access to basic needs as healthcare, education or clothing. Ready for a breath of
optimism ? Come to meet some of the most inspiring social entrepreneurs of our century.
Old woman waiting for her
cataract operation in the Aravind
Eye Care Hospital of Madurai.
(Credits : Arul Anand Sura)
Jagriti Yatra, a 15-day train journey in India to meet unsung heroes (in French)
Ready for a 8000 km tour around India to meet exceptional Changemakers with 450 youth ?
Building alliances to fight poverty (in French)
Gawad Kalinga in the Philippines is particularly successful to build win-win partnerships with
large corporations and share its dream of ending poverty in the country with multinationals.
- They speak about us -
Destination Changemakers, a World Tour to promote Social Entrepreneurship (in French)
From Youthink!, the World Bank blog about youth.
Social entrepreneurs on a Mission (in English)
From Vita Europe, the “hub of European non-profit sector”, a Italian media.
8. Our mission – Raising awareness
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2 Videos On Youtube and Sparknews, the “Youtube of
Solutions”
1 The advancements of our mission
Rétro#5: Summary of our mission in India with I Say Organic
3 About India
Incredible India : 3 months in 3 minutes
2 About the Jagriti Yatra
Jagriti Yatra, a life-changing journey around India
Radio
Four interventions on the “Allô la Planète” emission to speak about India, social
entrepreneurship, sustainable agriculture and I Say Organic :
• Matthieu, 15/01/2013, 10 min
• Jonas, 28/01/2013, 10 min, with SparkTour
• Jonas, 15/02/2013, 10 min, with Videaux
• Matthieu, 07/03/2013, 10 min
9. They support us – Thank you for your confidence
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