FARMIS
Papua New Guinea
FARMIS mobile app is developed and managed by the Fresh Produce Development Agency PNG, to supply information on market prices and weather and crop advisory services that can be tailored to farmer needs, such as pest and disease management information, or crop and agromet advisory. Additionally, FARMIS informs farmers on the availability of inputs for major crops in real time and offers a tool for farmers to enter all their crop expenses and keep track of daily expenses. All content is provided by FPDA. Besides relevant content, the app is designed to include a number of useful features and functionalities, such as a messaging platform for direct interaction with technical experts on crop agronomy and management; farm calculators to help farmers understand how to maximise the financial efficiency of their operation; news and event reports; and interactive voice and text recognition through natural language processing for disabled and visually impaired farmers and 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