SpiceUp
Indonesia
Developed by a consortium, consisting of eight Dutch and Indonesian partners, SpiceUp is a digital solution which makes geo-information available to support 100,000 pepper farmers in Indonesia. This information is used to improve the quality and the amount of pepper production. This improvement contributes to a liveable income, food security and achieve optimum consumption of water and fertilisers. The pepper farmers in Indonesia receive geo-information by means of text messages or a mobile app. This information includes advice on drought prevention, irrigation, fertilization and optimizing good farming techniques. The advice also includes market information.
Digital Solution (DS) Category
Digital Agriculture
Digital Solution Type (sub-category)
Farm advisory services, Farm management services, IoT/Sensor controlled water management, Fertilizer and nutrients management
Delivery type (format)
Mobile app
SMS services / Voice messaging
Geographic Information System (GIS)
DS supplier-user category
Business to business
Business to consumers
Type of entity (ICT developer-supplier)
Multi-partners
Name of supplier/developer
Consortium consisting of eight Dutch and Indonesian partners including Verstegen Spices & Sauces UK Ltd.
Primary Users
Farmers , Agribusiness / private company , Traders , Value chain actors
Digital Solution Development Stage
Commercial stage (broad use use locally)
Number of users or subscribers
100,000 pepper farmers in Indonesia Source: Developer website.
Measurable positive impact(s) by Digital Solution (DS) on target users and/or audience
Digital Solution Geographic scope
All over Indonesia and 30 countries around the world.
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