How geospatial datasets can improve lending to India's farmers

Jul 5, 2023

A farmer uses his oxen to till his land in front of a satellite dish set up in an adjacent field in Narayangaon September 28, 2012. REUTERS/Vivek Prakash (INDIA - Tags: TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY SOCIETY SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY BUSINESS TELECOMS ANIMALS AGRICULTURE)

The majority of smallholder farmers worldwide lack access to credit. Image: Reuters/Vivek Prakash

Aanchal Saxena

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