KISAN II (Knowledge-based Integrated Sustainable Agriculture) in Nepal Project II
Nepal
The Knowledge-based Integrated Sustainable Agriculture in Nepal (KISAN) II project seeks to develop strategic agricultural value chains: vegetables, rice, maize, lentils, and goats. KISAN II is a Government programme supported by USAID under its Feed the Future Initiative. KISAN II includes an ICT component seeking the digitalization of agriculture, the provision of training provided by dedicated agents (Krishi Guru) and facilitated through social media and chat bot platforms. The Krishi Guru App was shown to be highly useful as measured by the large number of downloads (over 20,000) and over 40,000 users. Kisan II also disseminate new technologies to farmers via videos, farm training and social media. The KISAN II initiative is implement through a consortium including Winrock International (Prime contractor), Center for Environmental and Agricultural Policy, Research, Extension and Development (CEAPRED) for agricultural productivity, Development Project Service Center (DEPROSC) offering business literacy, microfinance, Siddharth Inc. offering business diagnostics and business development services, Digital Green for information, communication, and technology (ICT)-based extension solutions and the Overseas Strategic Consulting Limited (OSC) providing behavior change analysis and communications.
Lead (category)
Multi-partners
Name of initiative lead (and partners)
Winrock International
Categories of Digital initiative deliverables
Specific ICT technology product and/or service delivery
Technology-neutral supporting services (incubation, finance, training, etc)
ICT products/solutions and services by category
Digital Agriculture
Digital Social Services (Education, Health, Skills)
Non ICT products and services (deliverables)
Business and governance structure
DI ICT-deliverables format
Mobile applications
Web-based platform
Interactive data exchanges
Primary stakeholders (beneficiaries, actors, enablers)
Farmers
Agribusiness / private organization
Farm organizations
Size, scale or scope of primary stakeholders
Downloads (over 20,000) and over 40,000 users
Digital Initiative development Stage
Fully operational - Growing and expanding stage
Measurable impacts on primary stakeholders and target beneficiaries
Initiative geographic scope (or coverage) (national, regional, sector specific, specific user co-horts etc)
National
All over Nepal
On-line resource links (Web-page links, links to videos, links to reports, etc)
Link to Digital village
Link to Digital solution