App launched to facilitate farmers

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A mobile app has been launched to help the farmers to find solution to their problems, ask their queries related to crop. Gramophone is an app which provides actionable information to the farmers in local language. Besides, farmers who don not have smart phone can get in touch with Gramophone experts through a toll free number just by a miss call. The co-founder of Gramophone app Nishant Vats Mahatre said, “We are at an inflection point where combination of technology and smartphone connectivity is going to transform agriculture and rural India in ways earlier unheard of ". Informing about the app, he said that Gramophone, mobile app provides right and accurate information to the farmers for getting better yields.  As the farmers are getting prompt and right information, the acceptance to modern techniques is increasing very fast. “Any technology can only be successful when it makes the concerned and affected people aware at right time. Gramophone also provides access to best quality seeds, crop protection, crop nutrition and agri hardwares to the farmers at their doorstep,” he said. Farmers can buy best quality seeds, crop nutrients, pesticides, fungicides, herbicides and a wide range of agricultural hardware from the app or by simply giving a missed call on 18001236566 toll free number. Now farmers can have all information regarding agriculture, weather forecast, mandi prices, the government announcements for farmers, advice on the use of pesticides through a toll free number, he added. Informing about the features of the app, Nishant said that there are three sections of the app including Market, My Farm and Community. Each features works differently according to the requirement of the farmers.

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