Pacific Farmer (Pacfarmer)
Fiji
The Pacfarmer App aids farmers in Fiji with a digital platform for accessing information on government support schemes, commodity prices, weather updates, market linkages with buyers, digital payments, credit opportunities, and other financial services
Digital Solution (DS) Category
Digital Agrifood Services
Digital Finance
Digital Agriculture
Digital Solution Type (sub-category)
Market and price data analytics
Financial services and credit
Weather forecasting services
Delivery type (format)
Mobile app
DS supplier-user category
Business to consumers
Type of entity (ICT developer-supplier)
IT/Telecomm
Name of supplier/developer
ITGalax Limited
Primary Users
Farmers
Digital Solution Development Stage
Commercial stage (limited use)
Number of users or subscribers
Over 720 downloads with women being 42% of the total users
Measurable positive impact(s) by Digital Solution (DS) on target users and/or audience
The app provides a direct connection between farmers and buyers, eliminating the need for third-party brokers and helping farmers become informed about the quality and pricing of their produce for better income opportunities
Digital Solution Geographic scope
Fiji, with the potential to scale up
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 Government programmes, initiatives, and projects
https://www.uncdf.org/article/3990/pacfarmer-app
:~:text=The%20PacFarmer%20App%20is%20a,farmer%20cooperatives%20and%20representative%20bodies
DS Links to FAO, UN and other Development agencies projects, initiatives and programmes
https://www.fbcnews.com.fj/news/pacfarmer-app-launched/
:~:text=The%20PacFarmer%20App%20is%20a,opportunities%20and%20other%20financial%20services
Link to Digital village
Link to Digital initiatives