Mr Venkatesh – Sulleri Village, India
Impact examples from the farmers
IFFCO Kisan Sanchar Limited (IKSL) is a tri-lateral joint venture between the Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative Ltd (IFFCO), the largest farmers’ cooperative in India and airtel, the largest mobile network operator, along with Star Global Resources Limited, rural telephony experts. IKSL provides voice-based agricultural information to empower rural farmers and reinforce the cooperative through the mobile network. The GSMA mAgri Programme provided a grant and technical assistance to IKSL. Our work aimed to strengthen the service and improve the ICT content systems to ensure efficacy and relevance for the end user – and to leave the project ready for further scaling. Since launch, IKSL has attracted 3 million users.
The GSMA mAgri Programme provided a grant and technical assistance to IKSL. Our work aimed to strengthen the service and improve the ICT content systems to ensure efficacy and relevance for the end user – and to leave the project ready for further scaling. Since launch, IKSL has attracted 3 million users.