Thuoc BVTV
Viet Nam
Developed jointly by Department of Plant Protection (DPP) and IDH (the Sustainable Trade Initiative) as public-private partnership, Thuoc BVTV is a mobile app based digital solution which helps farmers identify least toxic pest control methods for their crops and typical pests. It allows farmers to identify the appropriate pesticide for crops such as coffee, tea and pepper and to learn how to use it correctly. The app and database are officially managed and regularly updated by DPP and is being improved continuously based on farmers’ feedback. The solution's features include 1) Support farmers to look for drugs to protect crops and pests 2) Know the details of drug, content, use 3) Supply of training materials, warning of commodity lines, preventive procedures and instructions for use of safe drugs 4) Farmers can know about the label, the certificate for each drug, avoid the use of counterfeit drugs, drugs.
Digital Solution (DS) Category
Digital Agriculture
Digital Social Services (Education, Health, Skills)
Digital Solution Type (sub-category)
Farm advisory services, Pest and disease management
Digital training, literacy, E-learning
Delivery type (format)
Mobile app
DS supplier-user category
Government to business
Government to government
Type of entity (ICT developer-supplier)
Multi-partners
Name of supplier/developer
Department of Plant Protection (DPP) and IDH (the Sustainable Trade Initiative)
Primary Users
Farmers , Agribusiness / private company , Ag input dealers
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 Vietnam
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