Indian farmers could earn millions more by going mobile

Mobile phones and other devices could add about 9% to the household incomes of poor farmers in India, according to research commissioned by the Vodafone Foundation.

Mobile services were identified to help 70 million Indian farmers, and to boost the €3.60 a day average farming farm income in India.

Agricultural information services on phones could give early weather warnings on the best times to harvest, and advice on crop techniques.