Govi-Nena - Real time agricultural information system
Sri Lanka
The Govi-Nena App was developed for commercial and home garden farmers and it's currently in pilot stage. Available in 3 languages, it's a holistic solution which includes all aspects of information such as weather, crop type, crop calendar, farmer profile etc. and contains dynamic information. The information is applicable to the farmer context, the agro-ecological zone, and is updated with information from the Department of Agriculture. This information comes to the University of Ruhuna where it is screened and then uploaded into the system. The marketing part of the app still needs to be developed.
Digital Solution (DS) Category
Digital Agriculture
Digital Rural Services
Digital Solution Type (sub-category)
Farm advisory services, Weather forecasting services
Digital extension services
Delivery type (format)
Mobile app
DS supplier-user category
Business to business
Type of entity (ICT developer-supplier)
Academic/research
Name of supplier/developer
University of Ruhuna
Primary Users
Farmers , Value chain actors
Digital Solution Development Stage
Testing/pilot/proof of concept stage
Number of users or subscribers
Target group is younger farmers. It is currently being piloted with Hayleys agriculture farmers and AgStar farmers.
Measurable positive impact(s) by Digital Solution (DS) on target users and/or audience
Digital Solution Geographic scope
Few locations in Sri Lanka
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