Telecom Lead India: Handygo Technologies, a provider of
VAS solutions, and CABI have joined hands to provide mobile based
agriculture solutions to rural India.
Under the partnership, CABI will provide region specific
data including agricultural content, advisory, etc while Handygo will be
providing technical solutions by bridging the gap between the NGO and the rural
hinterlands.
Handygo will provide exhaustive and up to the minute
information regarding health, education, finance, weather information, mandi
rates, livestocks, agriculture and fisheries.
The new innovative product would be available on both IVR
and SMS platforms designed to provide solutions to mobile subscribers on
agriculture and allied topics.
Handygo endeavors to support the development of the
rural region in the country along with CAB International by providing the
various stakeholders working in this domain with specific information about the
users via a communication channel that has the maximum penetration – the Mobile
phone,” said Praveen Rajpal, CEO, handygo.
The association will also help Government and private
bodies involved with different projects across the rural markets in provision
of customized information about the rural market.
This pan India service is available in 18 regional
languages, 24/7, 365 days a year and provides credible and authentic
information making this service more attractive to the rural population.
The association will help in provision of customized
services, offers and products to the users and also help Telecom service
providers, Government bodies, NGOs, research and educational institutions.
CABI is a not-for-profit international organization that
improves people’s lives by providing information and applying scientific
expertise to solve problems in agriculture and the environment.
Recently,Handygo Technologies introduced Digital books on Mobile feature on its new
RockASAP.com, India’s first M – Commerce application, at the World Book Fair in
New Delhi.
