1) Agricultural information is crucial for farmers but 40% of food is lost to pests and diseases each year, costing millions of tons of food. 2) New technologies like mobile applications, SMS services, call centers, and village kiosks can help deliver important farming information to reduce losses. 3) Projects in India have shown success in using voice messages to provide daily information to over 5.5 million farmers on topics like crop protection and animal husbandry.

1. Agro-information @ the farm gate Sharbendu Banerjee CABI Centenary Celebration Workshop, New Delhi, India November 29 th 2010

6. Can mobile revolutionise Indian Agriculture?

7. the possibilities are unlimited!

9. And this is what we have learnt Study of 3000 users by TNS Consultant 2010

10. Our vision: Single-window information solutions for Farmers

11. By 2015, we must ensure food for her… Thank you