Teaching Note: Tribal women entrepreneurs redefining livestock value chain in Gumla

Shifa Shahin and Rudra Prakash Pradhan wrote this teaching note to aid instructors in the classroom use of the case of tribal women entrepreneurs redefining the livestock value chain in Gumla.

The case goes through the complex ecosystem of social enterprise and the background interventions required for such an entity to exist and succeed. The cases revolve around the establishment, challenges, opportunities and the role played by different players as promoters and detractors in the pursuit of building a collective enterprise bound by gender and addressing the financial need for sustainability marred by social acceptance. Central to the narrative is...