FARMIS
Papua New Guinea
The FARMIS mobile app, developed and managed by the Fresh Produce Development Agency (FPDA) in PNG, provides tailored information on market prices, weather and crop advisory services for farmers. It includes resources for pest and disease management and agrometeorological advice. Additionally, FARMIS offers real-time updates on the availability of inputs for major crops and allows farmers to record and track their daily expenses related to crop production. The app, which features content provided by FPDA, includes various functionalities such as a messaging platform for direct interaction with technical experts on crop agronomy and management, farm calculators to help optimize financial efficiency, news and event updates and interactive voice and text recognition via natural language processing for disabled and visually impaired users (ChatBot).
Digital Solution (DS) Category
Digital Agriculture
Digital Solution Type (sub-category)
Farm advisory services, Farm management services, Pest and disease management
Delivery type (format)
Mobile app
DS supplier-user category
Government to government
Type of entity (ICT developer-supplier)
Government agency
Name of supplier/developer
Fresh Produce Development Agency (FPDA)
Primary Users
Farmers
Digital Solution Development Stage
Commercial stage (broad use use locally)
Number of users or subscribers
Measurable positive impact(s) by Digital Solution (DS) on target users and/or audience
Digital Solution Geographic scope
All over PNG
Name of Digital village(s), districts, communes where DS is used/deployed
On-line resource links (Web-page links, links to videos, links to reports, etc)
DS Links to FAO, UN and other Development agencies projects, initiatives and programmes