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Bihar Development Summit

September 15, 2012 in Agricultural Innovation, Bihar 2.0, Bihar Economic Development, Bihar Finance, Bihar Tourism, Bihari Talent, Uncategorized
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IITians leave cushy jobs to work with farmers

July 8, 2011 in Agri Business, Agricultural Innovation, Entrepreneurship, IIT, Innovation, Social Entrepreneurs

A farming initiative by the two IITians Shashank and Manish has helped the villagers of Bihar’s Vaishali district earn three times what they used to earn a year ago. The initiative has been introduced in 30 villages so far. The two IITians who refused to pursue a cushy and lucrative career and decided to work […]

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Agricultural Innovation in Rural Bihar

October 17, 2010 in Agri Business, Agricultural Innovation, Grassroot Innovation, Rural Development, Social Entrepreneurs

Bihar has seen significant growth in the area of infrastructure and related dimensions of economic development in the last few years. Bihar has around 60% of its workforce sustaining livelihood through agricultural sector and 42% of the State Domestic Product comes from agricultue. It clearly indicates that without agricultural development, growth will remain on periphery […]

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