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Cluster 27 of 28. Ideas 486 to 495

The north and the east

Jaffna hub

The mechanism

The land, the lagoons and the savings of families abroad are waiting. What comes first is the small business.

The 10 ideas

  • 486Palmyrah co-operatives owning the processing, the way the coconut list works for the south
  • 487Jaffna heritage stays in the old Dutch and Jaffna houses, restored by the families abroad
  • 488Kilinochchi and Mullaitivu farm co-operatives with a cold chain to Colombo
  • 489Batticaloa lagoon tourism: the singing fish, the kayaks, the prawns, sold as a week
  • 490Technical colleges in Jaffna and Batticaloa funded by families abroad, with the employers at the table
  • 491Trincomalee's Dutch fort and Koneswaram as one managed site, with a shop and a guide service
  • 492Passikudah as a family resort town with the standard set by the residents, not the chains
  • 493Rice, chilli and onion from the Vanni as branded produce, since the quality is known
  • 494Mannar's wind and salt as businesses: the pans, the kites, the birds
  • 495A returnee service for the north and the east: permits, the tax office and the school, in one visit

In the book

  • Ch. ThreeWhat We Have Already Built
    Jaffna in what we have already built
  • Ch. SixteenThe Bridge
    A nurse who comes home with a credential and not only savings

The test

Does it keep value that now leaves the island, or build the proof that lets somebody else do so?

The four rules

Not sure which?

Six questions and the Idea Finder picks ten of the 500 that fit your life.

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