Sep 8, 2014
Everyone has weather updates on their fingertips in this village - The Hindu
Farmers in Anjantheli also get info on seed varieties, pests
CGIAR Climate's insight:
Ruby Mehla had little to do with farming till she started getting messages on weather forecasts on her cell phone.
She was studying for an M.Tech degree after her marriage when she moved to Anjanthali village in Karnal district, Haryana. The village was among the first to be included in the Mobile Solution programme, part of the climate smart intervention by Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS), a research programme of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR). Under this, agriculture-related advisories are sent to farmers and mainly targeted at women and small farmers.