{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6374bb5cfa2a6f0011243f0e/684abba230de7a50850685d8?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Smart New Mandis: The HFN Way for Farmers","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6374bb5cfa2a6f0011243f0e/1749728142862-181c6426-de9a-4740-b6a2-3e658a635bfd.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>India’s farmers are stuck in a cycle of low income, middlemen exploitation, and volatile markets. But a new digital movement is changing the game.</p><p>Meet the Harvesting Farmers Network (HFN)—a tech-driven initiative using WhatsApp, AI, and on-ground Saarthis to connect over 3 million farmers directly to buyers, raising incomes by 2.5x on average.</p><p>This video unpacks how HFN’s model may just be the future of farming in India.</p><p>🎥 Featuring insights from Sucheta Dalal’s Crosshairs column.</p><p>📈 Real stories. Real data. Real impact.</p><p>👉 Watch and share – the agri-revolution is here.</p>","author_name":"Debashis Basu & Sucheta Dalal"}