Digital Solution
Meri Zameen

country Pakistan

Meri Zameen was launched by Agriculture Department, Punjab in 2016 which was a combination of web based and mobile apps services. Meri Zameen successfully digitalize agriculture land of Punjab province into 10 x 10 acre blocks and map it through GIS software and also connect it with state of the art Lab Information Management System (LIMS) and provide advisory services to farmers through call center, web portal and mobile apps. The solution provides information on Mandi/Wholesale Market Rates; Weather Updates; Video Advisory; Geospatial (based on GIS mapping, important information about farm and its surroundings including accurate weather updates, agronomic advisories and seasonal information); Harvest Calendar of Grains, Fruits and Vegetables; Knowledgebase including package practice that needs to be used for crops growth, and maintenance, every now and then; govt. schemes; economics & stats etc; Services including Livestock, Drought Management, Satellite based Crop Monitoring, Animal Husbandry, Insurance & Credit, Floods & Warning, Weather Services; Crops info; Farm Machinery info; Pest and Diseases; Pesticides; Lab Information System for soil health testing; Market Places; Storages; Dealers Info and other information.

Digital Solution (DS) Category

Digital Agriculture

Digital Agrifood Services

Digital Rural Services

Digital Solution Type (sub-category)

Farm advisory services, Farm management services

Market and price data analytics

GIS/Land mapping services

Delivery type (format)

Mobile app

Web based platform

SMS services / Voice messaging

Call center services

Geographic Information System (GIS)

DS supplier-user category

Business to business

Business to consumers

Type of entity (ICT developer-supplier)

Multi-partners

Name of supplier/developer

Department of Agriculture, Punjab

Primary Users

Farmers , Extension agents , Value chain actors , Traders

Digital Solution Development Stage

Commercial stage (widespread use nationally)

Number of users or subscribers

1 million farmers 10,000 app downloads

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

Digital Solution Geographic scope

Punjab province

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

Other useful link

DS links to Government programmes, initiatives, and projects

DS Links to FAO, UN and other Development agencies projects, initiatives and programmes

Other relevant links and information sources on DS

Link to Digital village

Link to Digital initiatives