SEWA to feature in Harvard curriculum …..Nayan Dave
Ahmedabad: First year students at world’s premier business institute, Harvard Business School (HBS), will study Ahmedabad-based Self Employed Women’s Association (SEWA) model from the next academic year.
Along with the top global conglomerates like General Electric, Royal Dutch Shell, Toyota Motors, British Petroleum, Exxon Mobil, HSBC Holdings, AT&T, Goldman Sachs, SEWA’s model of micro finance in agriculture will be taught to management students in the US B-school. Currently, a research team of Harvard University is working with SEWA to study various aspects of weather insurance products for Indian farmers.
“Findings of this study would also be incorporated in the curriculum,” said Shawn Cole, professor at HBS. Cole is heading the research team.
SEWA’s initiative to introduce an integrated model for micro finance in agriculture sector has interested HBS scholars. The model covers a wide range of aspects ranging from sowing, supplying quality seeds, training, risk coverage, market linkages and even futures prices.