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Seed Capital Dreams: A Village Enterprise

Inspired by a seed capital offer, villagers propose diverse enterprises, from traditional food to farming, showcasing their aspirations and resourcefulness.

A village conversation sparked with a question of seed capital.

Ideas bloomed, rooted in local produce and tradition.

Some saw opportunity in familiar, yet evolving, ventures.

With a little capital, dreams of prosperity began to take root.

entrepreneurshipcommunity developmenteconomic empowermentrural lifetraditional knowledge

Woven from 4455 voices

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🌽

The Bhulvali maize of our village is very tasty and also very nutritious, and its seeds have been saved by many families.

— Jaya

🎧

He and about five other people said, 'Brother has an earphone in his hand.'

— Laxmanlal Damami

🐔

You can do poultry farming. Starting at ₹20,000.

— Narvada Sarpota

🍳

I will start a small restaurant from home with 20,000 rupees where traditional breakfast and tea will be served.

— Gopal

🌱

I will grow vegetables and sell them, and educate my children to make them great people. And I will earn some money and save it.

— Anupama Mahanand

😋

Mmm.

— MANNOO LAL BHOI

🐟

I will farm fish and sell them. I will sell and have money.

— Laxmi Bagh

🍎

If traditional food prescribed in ancient texts is given for two days, children's health will remain good.

— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK

🌿

Before, we used to eat saag roti, kurthi dal, urad dal, and mahua saag. Sometimes we would find amla and bael from the forest, and that's how we used to sustain our lives.

— Ram Kumari

💧

There is a big problem with wells in the village. As soon as the hand pump breaks down, we don't get water. So, the problem is with wells, and more should be built.

— Amar Lal Dhurwey

🍄

We will try for mushroom cultivation, and mushroom cultivation has a lot of demand nowadays.

— Prasanna Pradhan

💧

There is a shortage of water for our agricultural work. If water is properly managed, agricultural work can improve.

— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK

💧

There is a water problem in my village, due to which there is a big problem with drinking water in the village.

— Anand tandiya

💰

Hema Kunwar - If I get 20000 rupees, I will buy puffed rice and fry it, then sell it in the village every day. I will sell 3 portions of puffed rice for 20 rupees and make a profit!

— Abhilash Bhoi

🏪

We will open a paan shop for 20000.

— Chanda

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