AGRISeed Sovereignty
Ragi, kodo, kutki — seed banks run by women, saved in earthen pots, shared free between member households.
12 native millets
SUKRI MAJHI, 42 · GOATERY COOPERATIVE · SEMILIGUDA, KORAPUT · 2025
ମାଟିର ବିଶ୍ୱାସ · Since 2018
Not charity.
A seed,
a loom, a goat.
Tricos is a public trust working alongside 47 tribal villages in Odisha. Members pool what they have. We match it with livestock, millet seed, and looms. No handouts — a micro-business in your own hands.
47 VILLAGES · 2,148 MEMBERS · ₹3.2CR DISBURSED
Villages reached
47
across 5 districts
Active members
2148
paying ₹500+/year
Lakhs disbursed
320
as seeds, livestock, tools
Micro-businesses
892
running at break-even+
The loop
Every rupee circulates four times before it leaves the village.
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Villages apply
A gram sabha identifies 15–30 households. Tricos field officers verify and onboard them as a local cooperative.
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Members join
Each household contributes ₹500–₹2,000/year. Urban supporters sponsor a household at ₹6,000/year.
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Assets are matched
A member requests seeds, a goat, or a loom through their dashboard. Tricos matches 3× the contribution.
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They earn and repay
Earnings from milk, millet, or cloth repay the cooperative — which seeds the next household.
From the field
Their words, not ours.
Story 1 of 3: Sukri Majhi
Eight goats became thirty-two in three years. Now I lend two kids to every new sister in the cooperative.
Programs
Four hands, one basket.
AGRI
LIVESTOCKGoatery Cooperative
Black Bengal and Osmanabadi breeds. Each member begins with 4. Kids are returned to the cooperative.
1,240 goats
CRAFTLoom Revival
Dongria shawls, Kotpad cotton. Direct to market; no middleman. Weavers earn 3× what traders paid.
84 looms running
DAIRYForest Dairy
Morning milk from grazing cows, chilled at village level, sold as A2 ghee under the Tricos mark.
38 collection points
Membership · ମାଟିର ବିଶ୍ୱାସ₹6,000 sponsors a household
₹6,000 sponsors a household
for a full year.
That's four goats, or 20 kg of millet seed, or three months on a loom. You pick the project from your dashboard. They send you a quarterly note, in their own words.
Work featured in
- THE HINDU
- SCROLL.IN
- DOWN TO EARTH
- DECCAN CHRONICLE
- THE WIRE
- VILLAGE SQUARE