Digital Solution
Rupali

country Bangladesh

Rupali is an Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Internet of Things (IoT) based mobile application for fish farming. Its purpose is to enhance the capacity of smallholder farmer and the extension agents through customized advisory services, information and insight on advanced aquaculture practice. Images of ponds have been analyzed, with app makes data available through on chemical oxygen demand, biochemical oxygen demand, dissolved oxygen and dissolved carbon, hygiene situation, and fish growth. The intention is to use artiificial intelligence to make recommendations that are sent out to farmers by SMS and/or calls. Rupali aims to be a catalyst in terms of providing access to quality inputs, product knowledge through the local input providers in order to increase productivity of small holder fish farmers.

Digital Solution (DS) Category

Digital Agriculture

Digital Solution Type (sub-category)

Farm advisory services

Delivery type (format)

Artificial intelligence (AI)

Internet of Things / sensors

SMS services / Voice messaging

DS supplier-user category

Business to business

Type of entity (ICT developer-supplier)

Agritech company

Name of supplier/developer

ACI Limited

Primary Users

Farmers , Agribusiness / private company , Value chain actors

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 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)

Main DS webpage

DS links to Government programmes, initiatives, and projects

DS Links to FAO, UN and other Development agencies projects, initiatives and programmes