Kerala farmers adopt SMS service to know rubber prices

According to The Hindu, many rubber farmers and dealers in Kerala are tracking the prices of the commodity real time, helped by a service by the Rubber Board which through SMSes updates the farmers with rates in the global as well as domestic markets.

The Rubber Board provides the update of both national and international rates of natural rubber through SMS throughout the country at rupees two per SMS.

"On an average 300-400 SMSes are received on a daily basis from around Kerala," a senior Board official said.

emily | 8:04 AM | Mobile phone projects - Developing World |
The Permanent Link to this page is: http://www.textually.org/textually/archives/2009/04/023337.htm