1. Making Data work for Farmers:
Targeting High Hanging Fruits
Bangladesh Institute of ICT in Development (BIID)

2. Bangladesh Institute of ICT in Development (BIID)
About BIID
Bangladesh Institute of ICT in Development (BIID)
is an inclusive business initiative aimed to foster entrepreneurship through ICT enabled solutions

3. Services and Partners Farmbook www.sme.com.bd www.ekrishok.com
Proudly Bangladesh
ICT4D Journal

4. The Flagship eAg Initiative
eKrishok
(Electronic Farmer)
An ICT enabled service platform to facilitate
agricultural information and advisory services
including extension, nutrition and access to finance

5. e-Krishok Guiding Principles
Consider social benefits
Private Sector led approach
Guiding Principles
Think Outside The Box
Farmers are Entrepreneurs

6. Problem Statement
Relevant Stakeholders (Farmer, Extension Service Providers, Policy maker and Input suppliers) in agricultural sectors have limited understanding, knowledge, skills and ICT facilities to use & manage Data for decision making

7. Readiness and Opportunities
Total population: 165 Million
Mobile penetration: Million
Internet connectivity: Million
Farmers: Million
Ag Labor: 47% of total labor force
Financial Inclusion: Mobile Payment, Agent Banking
Innovation Hub: BIID Social Innovation Lab
* June 2017, BTRC

8. Sample Information Management Practices
Farmers Input Support Record
Record keeping by farmers, Photo by BIID

9. Sample Solution

10. Approach Human Centric Design Approach
(Design process and continuous research & Development)

11. Objective – High Hanging Fruit
Sustainable
(Social Impact)
Easy and quick in (Most Popular)

12. Big Data is Myth or Reality
Big Data is the Magic Bullet
Farmers are not ‘smart’
ICT is for the ‘Elites’
Important
1. Big Data is only a tool and can become an effective enabler
2. Services has to be need based rather than supply driven
3. Focusing more on services not in ‘technology’

13. Scopes of Collaboration
A pilot Action Research project in Bangladesh to demonstrate the power of socio economic data as a decision making tool for various stakeholders The expected outcome will be a Proto-Type Model for scaling up.

14. Sustainability – Happy Face of Farmer

15. Thank You For any information shahid.akbar@biid.org.bd