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The Govi Gnana System

An Innovative ICT Solution to Fight Agricultural Poverty in Sri Lanka

Author : de Silva, H.

Publisher: e-development labs Consortium

Year: 2003

Page Numbers: 9

Acc. No: 908-S

Category: Soft Documents

Languages: English

The Govi Gnana System [GGS] intends to play this role, starting out as a comprehensive farmer intelligence system that will link all stakeholders together. The GGS will immediately enable farmers to make the right decisions on where to sell what he already has and at what price. In the very near future it will make widely available information on forward agreements and help him to enter in to contracts with traders to sell produce that is yet to be harvested. The GGS will also link up banks and help farmers obtain collateral for crop loans based on their forward agreements. This will also help determine optimal forward prices using a market determined