Padditch
Japan
Developed by Enowa co., ltd., Padditch is aInternet of Things (IoT) based smart water management and precision agriculture digital solution for paddy fields. It enables the rice farmers to remotely control the water levels in paddy fields by providing few inputs for the opening and closing of water gates. The user can monitor the water levels through its companion mobile application. Padditch increases rice yields by 16.4% and reduce the labor required for rice paddy management by 80% (Source: Developer website).
Digital Solution (DS) Category
Digital Agriculture
Digital Solution Type (sub-category)
IoT/Sensor controlled water management
Delivery type (format)
Internet of Things / sensors
Mobile app
DS supplier-user category
Business to business
Business to consumers
Type of entity (ICT developer-supplier)
Agritech company
Name of supplier/developer
Enowa co., ltd.
Primary Users
Farmers
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
Padditch increases rice yields by 16.4% and reduce the labor required for rice paddy management by 80%. Source: Developer website.
Digital Solution Geographic scope
All over Japan
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