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- ↑ Mobile Applications in Agriculture, http://www.syngentafoundation.org/__temp/Report_on_mAgriculture_abridged_web_version.pdf Archived 2015-02-18 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Mobile Development Impact Agriculture Sector, http://www.m4dimpact.com/data/sectors/mobile-agriculture
- ↑ Mobile Applications in Agriculture (2011) Syngenta Foundation http://www.syngentafoundation.org/__temp/Report_on_mAgriculture_abridged_web_version.pdf Archived 2015-02-18 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Connected Agriculture: The role of mobile in driving efficiency and sustainability (2011) http://www.e-agriculture.org/content/connected-agriculture-role-mobile-driving-efficiency-and-sustainability Archived 2017-07-15 at the Wayback Machine