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Fall Armyworm Monitor

Bangladesh

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The Fall Armyworm Monitor was developed by the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) in cooperation with Bangladesh’s Department of Agricultural Extension, through the Fighting Back Against Fall Armyworm project, supported by USAID and Michigan State University. The Fall Armyworm Monitor collects population, incidence and severity data, and guides pest management decisions. The web tool relies on information gathered by farmers using smartphones in their fields. It assists agricultural development planners, extension agents, and farmers to make informed integrated pest management decisions to mitigate the threat posed by Fall Armyworm. The Fall Armyworm Monitor has become an essential tool for government officials to aid farmers in managing the pest which so far has been successful. This web portal is a very efficient way to collect data from the field. Anyone can access the page to see the overall condition of infestation across the country. Farmers can check the portal every week to find out about the fall armyworm condition, infestation level with the overall field conditions.

Digital Solution (DS) Category

Digital Agriculture

Digital Solution Type (sub-category)

Pest and disease management

Delivery type (format)

Web based platform

DS supplier-user category

Business to business

Business to government

Type of entity (ICT developer-supplier)

Multi-partners

Name of supplier/developer

International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)

Primary Users

Farmers

Digital Solution Development Stage

Commercial stage (limited use)

Number of users or subscribers

Measurable positive impact(s) by Digital Solution (DS) on target users and/or audience

Digital Solution Geographic scope

Few locations in Bangladesh

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)

Main DS webpage