Case Study Interview: AKASHGANGA
Interview with Akhilesh Yadav about the Digital Dividend case study on AKASHGANGA.

AKASHGANGA, India
Ajay Sharma and Akhilesh Yadav. Digital Dividend Business Case Study, August 2003.

e-Choupal, India
Kuttayan Annamalai and Sachin Rao. Digital Dividend Business Case Study, August 2003.

Lessons from the Field: ICTs in Agriculture
Digital Dividend Analysis, February 2003.
Nearly two-thirds of the labor force in low-income countries is employed in agriculture, mostly through isolated small family farms that have comparatively limited involvement with markets. In recent years, several projects have begun using ICTs to provide relevant agricultural information in these rural areas, helping farmers to improve their labor productivity, increase their yields, and realize a better price for their produce.

AKASHGANGA: Simple Technologies in Indian Dairy Cooperatives
Digital Dividend "Quick Look" Case Study, January 2003.
Creating greater efficiency and accuracy in milk collection and distribution, AKASHGANGA Automatic Milk Collection System (AMCS) is a technology solution that demonstrates the potential of ICTs to help solve day-to-day problems in the rural developing world. Benefits to both individual farmers and dairy collectives in India are driving the demand for increased availability of the system. Cost-effectively automating the milk collecting process at hundreds of traditional Indian dairy cooperative societies, AKASHGANGA has shown that even simple technologies can provide significant benefits to rural communities.

ITC Ltd's e-Choupals: Backward Integration as a Forward-Looking Strategy for India's Rural Markets
Digital Dividend "Quick Look" Case Study, December 2002.
Indian conglomerate ITC Ltd's is attempting to increase shareholder value and social good at the same time, through a network of Internet access points reaching over a million farmers in 9,000 villages. The "win-win" business model helps ensure its sustainability, while also making it highly scalable.