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Gigi Gatti
Grameen Foundation

Gigi Gatti is the regional director, Asia, and country director, Philippines, for Grameen Foundation. Previously, she served as vice president of BPI Globe BanKO Inc., the Philippine’s first mobile-based, microfinance savings bank. She holds a masters in business administration from the De La Salle University (Philippines), and is certified as a microfinance expert at the Frankfurt School of Finance and Management (Germany).

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September 28
2017
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The Power of SMS: How Simple Texts Can Provide a Lifeline for Farmers

Last month, nearly 3,000 coconut farmers in Mindanao received a text from FarmerLink warning that conditions were ripe for infestation by two devastating insect pests, allowing them to take preventive action. That's just one way SMS messages are being used by FarmerLink, a rural advisory service formed by Grameen Foundation and other partners. The foundation's Gigi Gatti explains how the project, which also connects farmers with buyers and other services, is impacting smallholders 18 months after its launch.

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Agriculture, Technology

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agribusiness, agriculture, agtech, farming, mobile phones, smallholder farmers, social impact, technology

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The Power of SMS: How Simple Texts Can Provide a Lifeline for Farmers

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The Power of SMS: How Simple Texts Can Provide a Lifeline for Farmers

Gigi Gatti
Grameen Foundation