The FTF Bangladesh Digital Agriculture Activity (BDAA) promotes the efficient and effective use of digital agriculture tools to build the capacity of value chain actors in Bangladesh. Over the course of 4-5 months in 2021, BDAA supported the pilot of the digital tool Plantix, a mobile crop advisory app that identifies issues associated with crop production and proposes solutions and recommendations. In addition to diagnosis and recommendations, the app also includes crop guides, product/fertilizer calculators, disease alerts, weather forecasts and a community forum to post questions. In partnership with three USAID Feed the Future (FTF) partner programs, BDAA worked with 260 farmers and value chain actors in seven districts of the FTF Zones of Influence (ZOI). Throughout the piloting process, BDAA staff members collected case stories from those trained on Plantix to better understand individual experiences and perspectives regarding the tool.
Bangladesh Digital Agriculture Activity: Plantix Pilot Success Stories
Date published: July 1, 2022