The builder's path
For: Pig farmers and traders in Nagaland can't see in one place where African Swine Fever has been found and which movement or sale bans apply to them.
“Some things are under our control, while others are not under our control.”
Routes to a solution
Each route is a different kind of journey, with real people and organisations to contact at each step, starting with those in Nagaland.
Step 1
Join an impact incubator
Shape a model that pays for itself without excluding the people who need it.
Incubator for social enterprises in health, agriculture and livelihoods.
Lab-to-market platform for science and technology aimed at social problems.
Patient capital and fellowships for enterprises serving low-income communities.
The national startup programme: recognition, schemes and a directory of incubators.
Step 2
Raise patient capital
Impact funds and fellowships for enterprises serving low-income communities.
Incubator for social enterprises in health, agriculture and livelihoods.
Lab-to-market platform for science and technology aimed at social problems.
Incubator and investor at IIM Ahmedabad, with impact programmes.
Patient capital and fellowships for enterprises serving low-income communities.
Ideas, sources and tools for this problem, from first interviews to funding.
The Central department for animal disease control, including African Swine Fever.
State portal linking departments and district administrations.
Runs ASF surveillance and containment across the State.
Were asked by the directorate to support containment and are the first point of contact in villages.
Starter prompt
Built from this problem's brief. Paste it into Claude or any AI assistant.
Help me design and build a first working prototype for this problem in Kohima, Nagaland, India. Problem: Pig farmers and traders in Nagaland can't see in one place where African Swine Fever has been found and which movement or sale bans apply to them. Who it hurts: Pig farmers, pork traders and transporters across Nagaland, where pork is part of daily meals and many families keep pigs. The moment it hurts: Planning to sell or move pigs, or finding a sick pig, while different districts announce different bans and rumours spread. What people do today: Each district issues its own orders on sale, slaughter and transport, and farmers are asked to report sick or dead pigs to the nearest veterinary office. Why it is still unsolved: Infected and surveillance zones are declared village by village and district by district, and the orders are spread across separate notices rather than shown on one map. What solved looks like: A simple map and SMS service from the veterinary department showing confirmed ASF villages, infected and surveillance zones and the rules in each, with a one-step way for farmers to report a sick or dead pig. Where: Kohima, Nagaland, India First, list what you would need to learn from the people affected before building, as interview questions. Then propose the simplest version that would help, the screens or messages it needs, and the data it would use. Keep it cheap to run, accessible, and respectful of people's privacy. Flag anything you are unsure about instead of guessing.
Talk to the people who live it before you build.
“Knowledge itself is power.”
Ipsa scientia potestas est.
Get a working version in front of people fast.
Using AI is not cheating. Every tool carries the work of the people who made it, and using it well is how knowledge has always moved forward. The thinking, the care for the people who live the problem, and the judgement are still yours.
“The Analytical Engine weaves algebraical patterns just as the Jacquard-loom weaves flowers and leaves.”
Open data that fits this problem.
“In the fields of observation chance favours only the prepared mind.”
Dans les champs de l'observation le hasard ne favorise que les esprits préparés.
Tools matched to what this problem needs.
“Give me a place to stand, and I will move the earth.”
δός μοι πᾶ στῶ καὶ τὰν γᾶν κινάσω
Ship it responsibly, and find help and funding.
“The first principle is that you must not fool yourself, and you are the easiest person to fool.”
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