SHUROKKHA is a mobile applicationthatbrings veterinary service at the doorstepof marginalized farmers and enables them to get on-demand service from trained veterinarians. Livestock Service Providers (LSP) having a smartphone and internet connectivity facilitates the service.The service enables farmers to receive expert consultation at a fraction of the cost and time compared to physical visit by a veterinarian.
SHUROKKHA smartphone application enables Livestock Service Providers (LSPs)to capture a specific cattle problemsystematically following a guided process. In addition, the photo of the problem and audio records help veterinarians make a holistic assessment.
LSPs receive the digital prescription through app notification and the farmers get an abridged version of the same through SMS. In the mobile app, all treatment records remain available under specific cattle profile for any future reference.
SHUDOKKHO is a smartphone-based micro-ERP application for Livestock Service Providers (LSPs). It helps LSPs make visit schedules with alerts prior to the visit, record treatment, find intended medicines and access medicine literature, manage payment & credit history, keep updated about livestock industry by reading regular news, learn about livestock services from a host of contents etc.
LSPs can record new calls with a few clicks. The records then automatically get into the schedule of the concerned LSP. Thirty minutes before a visit, the app rings an alarm as a reminder to the visit.
LSPs can record their treatment details using this feature. The record is kept against each cattle under a specific farmer profile. This module also automatically suggests medicine types and standard doses against diseases diagnosed by an LSP.
LSPs can keep records of the payments they receive from farmers as service fees including credits. This helps them to keep track of credit history and see their service & income trend over time.
Under this feature an LSP can find out any medicine and learn about it including composition, indications, doses, side-effects, contra-indication etc.
There is an eLearning feature using which an LSP can get access to a host of carefully developed and curated contents on livestock, treatment, medicine etc.
SHULOV GORUR HAAT is an online platform for trading cattle. Farmers themselves or Livestock Service Providers (LSP) can upload cattle information and images using a smartphone-based mobile application. All such uploaded cattle are aggregated in an online cattle market for potential purchasers to review and select from. Contact information of the farmer and LSP are provided in their profiles and buyers can directly negotiate with the farmer and/or the LSP.
SHULOV GORUR HAAT allows farmers and/or LSPs to create their own profile and upload cattle information through a mobile app following a very intuitive process.
LSPs can record their treatment details using this feature. The record is kept against each cattle under a specific farmer profile. This module also automatica
The process is very transparent. Purchaser can directly negotiate with the farmer or the LSP about the pricing, transport etc. with no intervening layer.
Program Theme: ICT based solutions for effective Livestock management
Intervention Area: 5 Districts of Bangladesh
Involvement Mechanism: Livestock Monitoring System (LMS)
Implementing Organization: SHIREE, MJSKS, RDA & NETZ Bangladesh
Timeline: 2012-2015
The Livestock Management System is a mobile software based product that integrates ICT mechanisms to improve monitoring and service delivery of livestock health and production management to marginalized farmers.
Services 6,000+ cattle farmers received livestock services
Improvement in coverage of livestock monitoring in remote areas
Mortality rate reduced cattle mortality rate due to online prescription
Production improvement in cattle health and production according to testimonies by the beneficiaries
Operational Area: Bangladesh
Implementing Organization: RDA, Dhaka Ahsania Mission, CARE
Timeline: 2014 - 2015
Solution that monitors livestock health and production for marginalized farmers at remote locations , remotely provides expert consultation via mobile based application by Para-vets and delivers online advice/prescription for cattle on emergency/typical situation by Veterinarians
Operational Area: Jessore, Narail, Faridpur & Sathkhira, Bangladesh
Intervention Product: Farmer Query System
Implementing Organization: USAID, CARE Bangladesh & Dhaka Ahsania Mission
Timeline: 2012-2017
Farmer Query System is a mobile and/or web based tool to provide rural agro advisory services to farmers. It provides agricultural solutions to the farmers within 12 hours after a question has been submitted to the query system. The expert looks at the inquiry on a dashboard and responds through this medium
to respond to and provide relevant solutions to the needs of the farmer’s queries by agro experts
allows farmers to send their questions and enquiries at any point in time
Program Theme: Agriculture Extension Support Activities (ASEA)
Operational Area: Jessore, Narail, Faridpur & Sathkhira, Bangladesh
Solution Product: Seed Variety Recommendation
Implementing Organization: USAID, CARE Bangladesh & Dhaka Ahsania Mission
Timeline: 2012-2017
The Seed Variety Recommendation application helps to provide helpful suggestions about seeds variety and use of fertilizers to farmers and SAAO based on the nature and cultivated crops on the land.
Directly provides advice on the appropriate of fertilizer and seed through mobile app in response to any such queries.
Program Theme: Agriculture Extension Support Activities (ASEA)
Operational Area: Jessore, Narail, Faridpur & Sathkhira, Bangladesh
Solution Product: Seed Variety Recommendation
Implementing Organization: USAID, CARE Bangladesh & Dhaka Ahsania Mission
Timeline: 2012-2017
The Crop Diagnostics solution as a part of ASEA program helps to provide information about the curative measures of pest and disease related problems to Sub- Assistant Agriculture Officer (SAAO) who disseminate the solution to the farmers.
Facilitates in providing the list of preventive measures mechanically given the nature of the problem posted by the SAAO or the farmers
Allows farmers to send their questions and enquiries at any point in time
Operational Area: Jessore, Narail, Faridpur & Sathkhira, Bangladesh
Solution Product: Field Challenge Capturing Application
Implementing Organization: USAID, CARE Bangladesh & Dhaka Ahsania Mission
Timeline: 2012-2017
The Field Challenge Capturing App enables the collection, preservation and visualization of field data and provide assistance to the extension agents (SAAO) to log their day to day solutions provided to the farmers for strategic level decision making.
Contains aggregated field data in to central server for storage and future use purpose
Monitors field activities and visualize the data collected to track program progress
Program Theme: Agriculture Extension Support Activities (ASEA)
Operational Area: Jessore, Narail, Faridpur & Sathkhira, Bangladesh
Solution Product: Crop Statistics
Implementing Organization: USAID, CARE Bangladesh & Dhaka Ahsania Mission
Timeline: 2012-2017
The crop statistics is a mobile application under the ASEA program domain for extension agents (e.g. SAAO and UAO) that enable them to digitally capture crop cultivation statistics to inform farmers about the cultivation prospects and relevant information pertaining to it.
Feature that facilitates the extension agents and upzailla Agriculture Officer (UAO) to create information repository on crop production.
Program Theme: Agriculture Extension Support Activities (ASEA)
Operational Area: Jessore, Narail, Faridpur & Sathkhira, Bangladesh
Solution Product: SAAO Scheduling & Reporting
Implementing Organization: USAID, CARE Bangladesh & Dhaka Ahsania Mission
Timeline: 2012-2017
SAAO reporting/scheduling is a mobile based tool for agriculture field extension agents to capture information of his work area. The objective of this task is to retain the knowledge of the catchment area and pass on the information to a new SAAO if there is change/transfer. SAAO makes 15 days schedule with their mobile and sends it to UAEO (Upazilla Agriculture Extension Officer).
The mobile app reminds the SAAO to visit particular farmers on a specified date.
Feature that allows easy sharing of catchment area information with new SAAOs.
Program Theme: ICT centered Water Points Monitoring System
Operational Area: Bangladesh
Intervention Mechanism: Mobile based Program Management Information System (mPMIS)
Implementing Organization: G4AW, Netherlands Space Office, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands
Timeline: 2015 - Present
A system that continuously measures and forecasts weather and biomass growth of potato crops in relation to the late blight disease cycle, with alert service provided on a subscription basis to farmers, through SMS and Voicemail
allows farmers to directly call agro extension agents and place queries on seed, fertilizer, sowing and irrigation issues
enabling the farmers to receive weekly advice relevant for their farming and updates of weather conditions
facilitates on health workers to collect vital data from farmers instantly upload it on server for storage and future use
provides spatial data (e.g. NDVI maps of specific fields or areas), making it possible to locate specific areas that require more attention (e.g. caused by soil moisture stress, soil variations, inundations, ponding, etc.).
10% increase of farm income due to increased productivity of farming at 330,000 farming households.
Improved management of agricultural land and more efficient use of seeds, water, fertilizers, & pesticides.
Increased supply of rice, vegetables, and cereals at a reduced price.
Improved export potential for agricultural produce from Bangladesh.
Operational Area: Bangladesh
Implementing Organization: G4AW, Netherlands Space Office, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands
Timeline: 2016 - Present
GEOPOTATO provides farmers with weather related information, advice on the usage of seeds, land preparation, sowing, transplanting, irrigation, fertilizers and agrochemicals, and A solution that provides farmers with weather related information, advice on the usage of seeds, land preparation, sowing, transplanting, irrigation, fertilizers and agrochemicals, and advice on preventive and remedial measures for controlling pest and diseases via mobile phones, call centre, a website, app-based services as well as personal advice via extension officers and Lal Teer’s field staff.
Program Theme: Geodata for Agriculture & Water (G4AW)
Intervention Area: 5 District of Bangladesh
Involvement Mechanism: Geodata Based Information Services (GBIS)
Implementing Organization: Lal Teer Seed Ltd
Strategic Partners: BAU, Multi-sourcing Ltd, Geometrics & Earth Observation & Alterra (Netherlands) & Unnayan Onneshan
Timeline: 2015-2018
The GBIS integrates ICT mode for the provision of information and advice to (smallholder) farmers on basis of spatial and other geo-data while strengthening the service delivery by public authorities as well. The project aims to improve agricultural productivity, yield and farmer income and to upgrade agricultural zoning and the management of weather related emergencies
allows farmers to directly call agro extension agents and place queries on seed, fertilizer, sowing and irrigation issues
enabling the farmers to receive weekly advice relevant for their farming and updates of weather conditions
facilitates on health workers to collect vital data from farmers instantly upload it on server for storage and future use
provides spatial data (e.g. NDVI maps of specific fields or areas), making it possible to locate specific areas that require more attention (e.g. caused by soil moisture stress, soil variations, inundations, ponding, etc.).