GATES is an SMS-based platform that connects agricultural buyers and sellers in Malaysia. It allows farmers to advertise prices and quantities of products for sale, and buyers to post requests. When a match is made, both parties are notified along with each other's ratings. The platform aims to accelerate agricultural product exchange from the point of harvest through future contract buying. It is built on open source technologies and utilizes SMS gateways and a web interface for online matching and ratings. The business model generates revenue from SMS fees, advertising, training, and licensing the platform to other regions.

1. GATES Acronym . Global Agriculture Transaction Enterprise Solutions. n . An innovative sms engines that empowered agri-business players to transact beyond their limited contacts in full trust and reliability environment thus ACCELERATE EXCHANGE of agro products from the point of extraction through the possibilities of future contract buying in a total end to end solutions .

4. GATES Technologies Build on Open Sources but portable to .Net Fully web architecture for online rating and matching engine via online interface Machine to Machine (M2M) application for mobile interface SMS engine that utilize available SMS gateway provided by local telcos

5. What Is Our Value Preposition?

6. Transaction for perishable products (e.g mantis prawn, seaweed) can be made and finalize at the point of extraction . Transaction for non-perishable products (e.g fruits produces, vegetables) can be finalize months before it’s mature – Future Contract Buying . Access and control spanning from end to end – Total End to End Enterprise Solutions .

7. Our Business Model

9. Who Are Our Competitors ?

11. Business Directory Service agribazaar.com.my Classified Advertising Service Community News Updates

12. Government Information Service famaxchange.org.my Passive Market Information More geared toward providing information gateway about agriculture industry

13. What Will Be Our Marketing Efforts?

14. Marketing Efforts Strategic Partnership With State Agency Participate In Agro Business Exhibitions Advertisement In Agro Business Journal (Online and Offline) Implement Test Site And Test Client

15. Financial Outlook

17. Appendix A - Test Client

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