http://www.nextbillion.net/newsroom/2008/05/09/text-messages-empower-poor-farmers Comments for "Text Messages Empower Poor Farmers" en http://www.nextbillion.net/newsroom/2008/05/09/text-messages-empower-poor-farmers <div class="flexinode-body flexinode-4"><span class="flexinode-timestamp-13"> May 7, 2008 - 00:00, </span> <span class="flexinode-textfield-14"> BBC News</span> <div class="flexinode-textfield-15"> Text Messages Empower Poor Farmers</div><br> <div class="form-item"> <label>Story Link:</label> <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7385542.stm">http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7385542.stm</a> </div> <div class="flexinode--41"> <strong>Teaser: </strong><br /> <p><em>The BBC&#39;s Damian Grammaticas sees how poor Indian farmers are using business text messages to get better prices for their goods.</em></p><p><em>--- </em></p>At the Khandova temple in Jhejuri it&#39;s festival time. The harvest is just in and it&#39;s time to celebrate. <p><br />Thousands of farmers, dressed in white, come from across Maharashtra state to climb the steep hill up to the temple. With them are their wives wrapped in brightly coloured saris and children too. </p><br class="clear" /></div> <div class="flexinode-textarea-6"> <p><em>The BBC&#39;s Damian Grammaticas sees how poor Indian farmers are using business text messages to get better prices for their goods.</em></p><p><em>--- </em></p>At the Khandova temple in Jhejuri it&#39;s festival time. The harvest is just in and it&#39;s time to celebrate. <p><br /> Thousands of farmers, dressed in white, come from across Maharashtra state to climb the steep hill up to the temple. With them are their wives wrapped in brightly coloured saris and children too. </p><br class="clear" /></div> </div> http://www.nextbillion.net/newsroom/2008/05/09/text-messages-empower-poor-farmers#comment Telecommunications and IT South Asia Fri, 09 May 2008 12:59:43 -0500 Francisco Noguera 5534 at http://www.nextbillion.net