8villages is a mobile platform linking farmers to their communities of peers and their external business partners. - The first online network combining voice, SMS and internet that connects farmers by relevant business communities ("Villages").- A highly scalable platform for farmers to generate microblog posts, share brand comparison, give feedbacks on products and farming techniques, and attend trainings provided by experts.- A data aggregation tool to provide market intelligence to agri-business corporations on consumption behaviors, yields, and acreages.- A "plug'n play" API for mobile carriers to expand their reach into rural communities