"From the written word to the mobile phone, every major technology has reached people with strong social capital first. This is not a failure of the technology. It is a sociological constant. People who are well-connected and institutionally embedded always benefit from new tools first. However, public investment in technology cannot be neutral. It must actively design to reach beyond the socially connected and support those who would otherwise be last. India’s ₹2,817 crore Digital Agriculture Mission understands the connectivity gap. Approved in September 2024, it invests in AgriStack (Farmer ID), digital platforms, soil mapping, and connectivity to reach 120 million smallholder farming households. What it has not designed for is the social capital gap: within those communities, digital benefits flow systematically to farmers with the strongest networks, extension relationships, and central positions in village information ecosystems." (www.ictworks.org)