Tuesday, 30 December 2014

ICRISAT launches GreenPHABLET for Agriculture !

GreenPHABLET, the GreenSIM-powered device developed by ICRISAT’s (International Crops Research Institute for Semi-Arid Tropics) centre for ICT Innovations for Agriculture is now available in the market at $299 a piece. 

1. The device empowers the farmers to know the competitive prices for various agricultural inputs and it will also link them with the markets.

2. The device would act like a mobile village knowledge centre or common service centre, giving farmers latest developments that are relevant for farming and marketing their produce.

3. NUNC Systems, a Hyderabad-based firm, helped in developing the device. Airtel and IFFCO are partners in the programme.

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