handygo Technologies and Agribusiness Systems International (ASI) have launched a three-month pilot project in which farmers of Agra, Uttar Pradesh will get free interactive voice response-based informative service. This service will provide information and advisory on horticulture. This project is backed by The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
Along with the information on agriculture, the users will also get information on weather, livestock, mandi prices, finance and health. This innovative service is specially designed to provide day-to-day information to the farmers in the Hindi language.
This unique IVR-based solution by handygo provides credible and authentic information to the farmers. For latest and reliable updates, handygo has partnered with various organizations such as Care India, Aviva Life Insurance, Indian Meteorological Department, INCOIS, Hariyali Kisan Bazaar, Transparency International India, Sonalika, EKO India Financial Services and a plethora of other organizations.
On this tie-up, Praveen Rajpal, CEO, handygo Technologies Pvt. Ltd., said, "We are obliged to ASI for supporting us for this cause and would look forward to working with them in our future endeavours. We understand the needs of the farmers and rural India. After the completion of this pilot, we would like to enter other rural territories with ASI."
Announcing the launch, Alex Pavlovic, Country Representative of ASI for India, said, "As India continues to progress at the accelerated pace, access to information and services is becoming increasingly important, especially in rural areas. We are eagerly looking forward to working with handygo on providing new-age, practical solutions to farmers in India."
