Economic Reporter :
Grameenphone launched an agriculture based service GP Krishisheba 27676 to facilitate informed decision-making by farmers by providing them customized voice consultancy services at a city hotel, says a press release.
Using the service, farmers will be able to access pertinent information on farming of crops, vegetables, fisheries, livestock and also nutritional requirements.
GP KrishiSheba will provide customized information to the farmers based on the exact specific crop or livestock or fisheries the farmer wants and also molded according to the region he/she resides. For this the farmer has to register with his/her location and chosen crop/fisheries/vegetables/ livestock. The farmer can choose up to 3 types.
The information will be provided according to the crop calendar and seasons. Therefore, if a farmer from Khulna wants information on Telapia fish based on the climate of his/her region – GP KrishiSheba will provide that tying in the crop-calendar. The information will be based on IVR based contents and also automated voice messages being delivered out to their mobile phones. The service will cost BDT5/week.
Also the farmer will be access to agro-call center where agro-consultants will be available to solve their farm problems for BDT 3/min. Any farmer registering for this service will also be able to make voice calls to any operator for only 1p/sec.
In addition to the above the farmer will be able to validate the originality of the Lal Teer seed pack through the USSD menu of the same port. This will help the farmers to not buy adulterated seeds that hamper productivity. This feature is free for all farmers.
Grameenphone launched an agriculture based service GP Krishisheba 27676 to facilitate informed decision-making by farmers by providing them customized voice consultancy services at a city hotel, says a press release.
Using the service, farmers will be able to access pertinent information on farming of crops, vegetables, fisheries, livestock and also nutritional requirements.
GP KrishiSheba will provide customized information to the farmers based on the exact specific crop or livestock or fisheries the farmer wants and also molded according to the region he/she resides. For this the farmer has to register with his/her location and chosen crop/fisheries/vegetables/ livestock. The farmer can choose up to 3 types.
The information will be provided according to the crop calendar and seasons. Therefore, if a farmer from Khulna wants information on Telapia fish based on the climate of his/her region – GP KrishiSheba will provide that tying in the crop-calendar. The information will be based on IVR based contents and also automated voice messages being delivered out to their mobile phones. The service will cost BDT5/week.
Also the farmer will be access to agro-call center where agro-consultants will be available to solve their farm problems for BDT 3/min. Any farmer registering for this service will also be able to make voice calls to any operator for only 1p/sec.
In addition to the above the farmer will be able to validate the originality of the Lal Teer seed pack through the USSD menu of the same port. This will help the farmers to not buy adulterated seeds that hamper productivity. This feature is free for all farmers.
