The document discusses ITC's e-Choupal initiative, which aims to connect rural farmers in India to online market and information resources through computers installed in villages. The key points are: 1. E-Choupal was launched in 2000 by ITC to create a virtual marketplace for farmers, addressing issues like lack of price transparency and access to inputs/expertise. 2. It involves training local farmers as "sanchalaks" to manage computer kiosks providing farmers weather/pricing data, education and a platform to sell to ITC. 3. The initiative has expanded to over 4 million farmers in 40,000 villages across 10 states, improving farmers' incomes and access while reducing