Infosys’ Trusync, a context-aware solution designed for situations with restricted or no mobile network coverage is the base for an application expected to help over a million farmers improve crop planning, scheduling, tracking and forecasting and gain better access to weather and pricing data.

Infosys empowers Indian farmers

Supply chain solution to integrate individual farmers to retail outlets

Bangalore, India - February 26, 2008: Infosys Technologies has partnered with ACDI/VOCA, a non-profit international development organization that promotes broad-based economic growth, to develop an information and communication technology (ICT)-enabled application that would improve efficiencies in the agro supply chain in India. The solution successfully minimizes inventory requirements, reduces waste and allows retailers and farmers to be better integrated.

This application falls under ACDI/VOCA's Growth-Oriented Microenterprise Development Program (GMED), which is a $6.3 million, USAID-funded initiative. GMED is an innovative program that develops sustainable and scalable approaches to job creation by fostering the growth of micro and small enterprises.