Just when you think you’ve figured out the new media way to communicate with farmers, new options show up. I’ve written about texting since it’s become such a huge method of communicating. Take our AgWired Mobile for example. Well, these farmers in the Phillipines are using text in a big way. This story comes from Poynteronline.

Farmers can text the Farmers’ Call Centre for news and advice. They also can post questions ranging from pesticides to modern farming technologies and practices. Answers to common questions can be immediately retrieved from archives, while more technical queries are forwarded to the agency’s scientists and experts. Farmers who have multimedia or camera phones can also take photos of sick plants to speed up the diagnosis process.