As entrepreneurs, we all seek risk capital, money that allows us to tinker with our ideas boldly. 💰
This need is even more acute in areas with lower liquidity.
It enabled landless farmers to rent land and others to expand, boosting agricultural income through better crop quality and multiple harvest cycles. Employment in the local area increased as a result.
A public policy festival is incomplete without a conversation on careers and it was an honor to be part of this panel, to discuss skills and roles in this domain, the art of decision making and how to navigate collaboration.
Typically, families need to save for 5-6 years or take a huge amount of debt at a high interest rate, to complete their house. Their meagre wages get absorbed in routine expenses, making it difficult to undertake this mammoth task.
Little spotlight on the outstanding work done in India by the folks at @ProjectDeepUCT , the topic at one of my favourite sessions at the recent #BIEN2024 Congress
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Really illuminating example of how direct cash transfers in India can cause economic benefits that stack beyond direct recipients, with money spent on producing more agricultural output and paying workers to generate that output #BIEN2024
Global evidence on cash transfers, new schemes, and a strong narrative on impact and cost-effectiveness were key highlights of our panel at 'Direct Cash Transfers - Landscape and Enablers of Scale' with @lkatheeq , @muruganv , Pankhuri Shah, @RJhabvala during #Charcha2024