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Farmers in India overcome language and literacy barriers through Web2.0 tools
Dr. Jayanta Chatterjee (photo) is a Professor at the Department of Industrial Management and Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, India. He also is part of a community of about 40 scientists and extension workers who daily answer a wide range of questions raised by Indian farmers, tackling for instance issues around commodities, livestock or pest issues.
The "KisanBlog" project, presented by Dr. Chatterjee during the Web 2.0 Conference (Rome, 25-27 Sept. 07) started with 5 agricultural knowledge centres (46 villages, 300 000 people involved in Agriculture). Farmers can go there to record their questions, voice their problems and comment on what was previously recorded. This material is posted on the Kisanblog. This allows both experts and the farming community to respond to posts, so that the repository keeps on growing.
Produced by:
L. Kambirigi
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