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Transaction
Farmer Market
PRODUCT
&
Financing
Money SERVICE
Information Lender PROVIDERS
(Aggr)
Extension
VILLAGE Center
Knowledge
(Use) Middleman
TOWN
Buy: high prices, spurious goods, information not timely
To enhance market connectivity,
there is a need for a system that can:
Knowledge
Information
(Customized) (e.g., Price
Discovery)
Video
Mandi
Farmer PRODUCT
Choupal Saagar
&
Transactions SERVICE
PROVIDERS
Samyojak
Sanchalak
PAN-INDIAN
VILLAGE TOWN
Information + Customized Knowledge @ village, high quality,
Buy:
competitive prices, superior service
Leading to Win-Win Value Proposition
Recover costs through the inherent value in transactions,
instead of charging the farmer
¾ In short,
• A tool of empowerment
• With a mission to improve quality of life in rural India
And the Customers themselves…
¾ Took it beyond agriculture, into
• Consumer goods
• Financial products
• Resource capability building
• Health
• Education
• Employability
• …and more
¾ Objective :
• Improve quality of life in Rural India
Expand the wallet size by improving economic activity at village level and
leverage it to benefit stakeholders
Thank You
e Choupal Æ Recognition
¾ International Awards
• United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) Award –
2008
• The Stockholm Challenge 2006
• The Development Gateway Award 2005 (previously known as the
Petersberg Prize)
• The inaugural 'World Business Award', instituted jointly by the International
Chamber of Commerce (ICC), the HRH Prince of Wales International
Business Leaders Forum (IBLF) and the United Nations Development
Programme (UNDP).
• The ‘Enterprise Business Transformation Award’ for Asia Pacific (Apac),
instituted by Infosys Technologies and Wharton School of the University
of Pennsylvania.
• The Golden Peacock Innovation Award 2004.