Advancing Digital Financial Inclusion of the Farm Community in Assam

Arapid assessment studydone by the Council for Social and Digital Development (CSDD), Digital Empowerment Foundation (DEF), and North East Development Foundation (NEDF), to understand the ICT readiness and capacities of the farm community in Assam towards ICT based financial education and counseling brings out key highlights. The study was conducted during September and October 2021, across 7 districts of Assam. According to the Study, 72% of farm membersaccessed mobile phones, 53% had feature phones. Close to 50% of the female farmers said they do not have access to mobile phones whereas only 23% of all the male farmers do not have access to mobile phones.85% of all the female farmers have feature phones while 49% of all male farmers have feature phones. In this context, there is a need to push for digital inclusion with access to information, services, and resources to benefit from the agriculture-based digital revolution. Read More