Fall Armyworm Monitor
Bangladesh
The Fall Armyworm Monitor was developed by the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) in cooperation with Bangladesh’s Department of Agricultural Extension, through the Fighting Back Against Fall Armyworm project, supported by USAID and Michigan State University. The Fall Armyworm Monitor collects population, incidence and severity data, and guides pest management decisions. The web tool relies on information gathered by farmers using smartphones in their fields. It assists agricultural development planners, extension agents, and farmers to make informed integrated pest management decisions to mitigate the threat posed by Fall Armyworm. The Fall Armyworm Monitor has become an essential tool for government officials to aid farmers in managing the pest which so far has been successful. This web portal is a very efficient way to collect data from the field. Anyone can access the page to see the overall condition of infestation across the country. Farmers can check the portal every week to find out about the fall armyworm condition, infestation level with the overall field conditions.
Digital Solution (DS) Category
Digital Agriculture
Digital Solution Type (sub-category)
Pest and disease management
Delivery type (format)
Web based platform
DS supplier-user category
Business to business
Business to government
Type of entity (ICT developer-supplier)
Multi-partners
Name of supplier/developer
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)
Primary Users
Farmers
Digital Solution Development Stage
Commercial stage (limited use)
Number of users or subscribers
Measurable positive impact(s) by Digital Solution (DS) on target users and/or audience
Digital Solution Geographic scope
Few locations in 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