http://portal.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=1655933
The link here takes you to an interesting pdf that talks about an interesting innovation in irrigation technology that some of India's farmers have started implimenting. Many of the standing irrigation systems in India require electricity to operate. Currently there have been shortages in electcity which has led to some disgruntled farmers who have been unable to irrigate their fields owing to the inability for these systems to operate. Times when electricity is available has become erratic and farmers have to remain idle until electricity is diverted to irrigation systems, enabling the farmers to complete their work.
One potential solution may lie in mobile phone technology, something that India has been able to harness quite well. Using their cell phones, Indian farmers are able to send an SMS (text message) to the electric company, and receive details as to times when electricity will be available, allowing farmers to be more effective in their use of time and increase output.
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