Krishi Batayon
Bangladesh
This app assists farmers in accessing a wide range of helpful information and provides advisory services. It features a central database of 8.2 million farmers and agriculture-related data. The database includes information about stores selling fertilizers and pesticides nationwide, including these shops’ names, addresses and contact numbers. Additionally, the app contains data on 5 500 “haats” and bazaars, allowing farmers to locate nearby markets or fairs. The government is working to expand the app’s reach to include nearly 26 million farmers nationwide, facilitating the distribution of subsidies, credit and loan schemes.
Digital Solution (DS) Category
Digital Agriculture
Digital Agrifood Services
Digital Solution Type (sub-category)
Farm advisory services
Market and price data analytics
Delivery type (format)
Mobile app
DS supplier-user category
Business to business
Business to consumers
Type of entity (ICT developer-supplier)
Agritech company
Name of supplier/developer
Radisson Digital Technologies Limited
Primary Users
Farmers , Value chain actors
Digital Solution Development Stage
Commercial stage (widespread use nationally)
Number of users or subscribers
8.2 million farmers and agriculture-related information. 5500 Bazaar (markets) database.
Source: Developer website
Measurable positive impact(s) by Digital Solution (DS) on target users and/or audience
Digital Solution Geographic scope
All over Bangladesh
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