Digital Solution
LDD's IM Farm

country Thailand

LDD's IM Farm game is an online scenario software created by the Department of Land Development for farmers, students and the general public. The purpose is to provide real-time environment scenarios for farmers before they grow their crops. The game or scenario information include real information to simulate planting 12 crops such as rice, corn, cassava, sugarcane, soybean, rubber, oil palm, pineapple, longan, rambutan, durian and mangosteen. Simulation players can choose the location for planting a particular crop using a base map or choose from the photo map. The system retrieve the soil group map, land use conditions, and identify the suitable soil group type for a specific crop. The application also adds additional information on the location including soil types, soil property information, soil health data, weather information, cost of planting crops at the provincial level, Information on fertilizer use, fertilizer prices, economic and social information, plant diseases, animals, pests and insects. At the end of the game, the player will immediately know how many products they have produced, with calculated values for income-expensea and simulated profits or loss. This software game can be used with PC computers or Mobile phones or Tablet supported by IOS and Android operating systems. The application is available both in English and Thai languages.

Digital Solution (DS) Category

Digital Agrifood Services

Digital Solution Type (sub-category)

Digital marketing and trading

Delivery type (format)

Mobile app

DS supplier-user category

Business to business

Type of entity (ICT developer-supplier)

Government agency

Name of supplier/developer

Land Development Department under the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives Land Development

Primary Users

Farmers , Agribusiness / private company

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 Thailand

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

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