CSPAN2 Book Discussion On Washington Rules March 21, 2016
We replaced the Computer Network with a system of mobile phones were basically farmers could individually send text messages, inquire about the harvest and then get the results back. We did a pilot and we found the farmers really enjoyed the interaction. They like to get it privately on their own. We log queries as early as 3 a. M. When many farmers get up. Over all we estimated if the cooperative were to use the system in all 54 of the villages it operator in, that it could save 25,000 a year which is not significant, but enough that it would change the way it operates, possibly back to the f...