Bangkok--1 Jul--dtac
Total Access Communication PLC. (dtac), under Sam Nuek Rak Ban Kerd Office has signed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Department of the Internal Trade Affairs, Ministry of Commerce, to promote the dissemination of information and product price lists through the SMS *1677 Farmer Information Superhighway and Farmer Info application under dtac’s Trinet which can be downloaded free of charge by the smartphone users with iOS and Android operating systems.
dtac has determined to give the opportunity to Thai citizens to benefit from the world’s best technology with the new vision - Internet for All, a commitment to bring a better future where Thai people have equal access to information and opportunity. Recently, dtac has played an important role supporting Department of Trade Affairs, Ministry of Commerce, to promote the dissemination of information and product price lists to the public in real time. Through Farmer Info application which is an extension of dtac’s free SMS *1677, this can be benefited by all the relevant groups nationwide. The farmers will be able to plan their manufacturing process and distributing their products, the entrepreneurs will be able to assess and analyze their situation in order to make decisions in their investment. Meanwhile, the consumers will be able to use this Farmer Info to help them decide how to select and spend on the products. Moreover, this will help promote the government policy of fair treatment in product pricing for the whole public as well.
Farmer Info is the only agricultural application in Thailand which contributes very useful information to farmers, agricultural business owners and people who are interested in following the agricultural products price lists. The application consists of Buying Prices, which can be checked and compared daily, Prices at Fresh Market from 6 leading markets in Bangkok, News latest news, data and information, Tips useful and farming tips from experience farmers shared through VDO clips and SMS Knowledge Database access to information and news about farming and agriculture from SMS *1677 which users can go back and search for information storage.
For dtac and happy customers who use Window Phone operating system, Farmer Info application will be available to downloaded free of charge in July.