Automatic Drip Irrigation System (DIS)
Philippines
Developed by Philippines Rice Research Institute (PhilRice), the Automatic Drip Irrigation System for vegetables is a sensors and mobile app based digital solution. The solution has solenoid valve and soil moisture sensors to capture information for farmers. The sensors detect soil moisture content and open/close solenoid valves based on thresholds set and then sends alert in smartphone and can be operated manually by app. Automatic DIS provides real-time information on when and how much to irrigate farms. It measures soil moisture levels using a pre-defined moisture range, and analyzes which areas need water. If it detects that the soil is dry, the system opens the valves to start irrigating the plots. Water flows from a water tank through the pipes installed. If the soil is wet enough, the dripping stops. Powered by solar energy, it has two modes: auto and farmer. In auto mode, the system becomes fully automatic and decides when, where, and how much water to release. Farmer mode allows the farmer to command the system through SMS.
Digital Solution (DS) Category
Digital Agriculture
Digital Solution Type (sub-category)
IoT/Sensor controlled water management, Farm advisory services
Delivery type (format)
Internet of Things / sensors
Mobile app
DS supplier-user category
Government to business
Government to government
Type of entity (ICT developer-supplier)
Government agency
Name of supplier/developer
Philippines Rice Research Institute (PhilRice)
Primary Users
Farmers , Local authorities / government , 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
16-35% without compromising yield Source: Developer website
Digital Solution Geographic scope
All over Philippines
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