{"product_id":"grassroots-innovation-9780143448327","title":"Grassroots Innovation","description":"\u003cp\u003eA moral dilemma gripped Anil K. Gupta when he was invited by the Bangladeshi government to help restructure their agricultural on-farm research sector in 1985. He noticed how the marginalized farmers were being paid poorly for their otherwise unmatched knowledge. The gross injustice of this constant imbalance led Gupta to found what would turn into a resounding social and ethical movement-the Honey Bee Network-bringing together and elevating thousands of grassroots innovators.\u003cbr\u003eFor over two decades, Gupta has travelled through rural lands, along with hundreds of volunteers of the Network, unearthing innovations by the ranks-from the famed Mitti Cool refrigerator to the root bridge of Meghalaya. He insists that to fight the largest and most persistent problems of the world, we must not rely only on expensive research labs but also look towards ordinary folk, and eventually build bridges between the formal and informal sectors. Innovation-that oft-flung-around word-is stripped to its core in this book.\u003cbr\u003ePoignant and personal, \u003ci\u003eGrassroots Innovation\u003c\/i\u003e is an important treatise from a social crusader of our time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e India Portfolio\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/01\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780143448327\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288","brand":"Anil K. Gupta","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42183738425525,"sku":"9780143448327","price":12.71,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_1f05e48a-1090-4fad-8da7-9ccc27bac6c5.jpg?v=1654570386","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/grassroots-innovation-9780143448327","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}