Connected Harvests: How Mobile Phones Seeded India’s Agri-Tech Revolution

<p>Not every revolution is loud. Some begin with a missed call. Connected Harvests traces the quiet rise of mobile phones in India&rsquo;s rural heartlands; long before &ldquo;agri-tech&rdquo; became a buzzword. From the Cauvery delta to the country&rsquo;s evolving agri-markets it uncovers how basic phones SMS alerts and whispered trust networks reshaped how farmers made decisions accessed prices and negotiated power. This book isn&rsquo;t about forecasting the next big thing. It&rsquo;s a reflection on what made digital transformation possible in the first place: trust habit hesitation and hope. With real stories behavioural insights and field-worn wisdom Connected Harvests invites readers to rethink how meaningful innovation takes root; not in labs or pitch decks but in lived experience. At a time when the future is being designed in algorithms this is a reminder that context still matters. And that true change doesn&rsquo;t just scale. It listens.</p>