Digital Solution
Bhutta (maize)

country Bangladesh

The Bhutta (maize) mobile app provides advisory information on maize cultivation in riverine charland. It was developed to target women farmers in remote areas; 6 months of field research informed design. It contains visual and audio learning content for each stage of the crop lifecycle. The content inside the app is sufficient to take measures against common disease infestations. The app mainly provides information related to crops, livestock and disease alerts and agricultural and climate science.

Digital Solution (DS) Category

Digital Agriculture

Digital Solution Type (sub-category)

Farm advisory services

Delivery type (format)

Mobile app

DS supplier-user category

Busienss to business

Type of entity (ICT developer-supplier)

Multi-partners

Name of supplier/developer

Oxfam

Primary Users

Farmers , Agribusiness / private company

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

Other useful link

Other useful link

DS links to Government programmes, initiatives, and projects

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