Mobile phones and mobile-enabled agricultural information services have the potential to improve farm productivity and incomes for smallholder farmers in three key ways: 1) By providing easy access to customized, real-time information on weather, markets, best practices that help farmers make better decisions. 2) By saving farmers time and money through reduced travel for information access and more efficient supply chain coordination. 3) By increasing yields from 5-25% through adoption of improved techniques from advisory services. However, full benefits are not being realized due to constraints like lack of infrastructure, access to credit, and farmers' ability to trust information without complementary extension services. Addressing these challenges through public and private investment could help