Grameen Intel Social Business and Rural Reconstruction Foundation signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to provide e-agro services to the rural farmers in Jessore district.
Philip Biswas, Executive Director of the RRF and Pavel Hoq, Chief Operating Officer of the GISB, signed the agreement on behalf of their respective oragnisations.
The signing ceremony took place at Grameen Intel’s office at Mohakhali in the capital yesterday. Under the agreement about 1,500 farmers will come under the e-agro services in the district, said a media release yesterday.
The RRF will bring their developmental experiences in its role as implementer for this collaboration. It will assist in designing the services delivery model for both RRF and Grammen Intel.
“This project will immensely help farmers getting agricultural information at their doorsteps using their mobile phones,” said Philip Biswas.
Pavel Hoq said the RRF would be providing IT-based agricultural services to their beneficiaries in seven upazillas of Jessore district through 20 branches using Mrittikā, Grameen Intel’s fertiliser recommendation software.
“We hope to be able to boost productions of about 1,500 farmers in those locations in the coming season,” he added.
RRF will lead the implementation of the services using their branch offices where the members as well as other farmers can come and receive agriculture and health-related services at a lowest possible cost.