Potential of Mobile Phone in Extension of Adaptive Agriculture for Community Resilience

Tapas Ranjan Chakraborty, Priodarshine Auvi, M. B. AkhterOxfam

09 JANUARY 2017,ADAPTATION TECHNOLOGY 1

Participatory Research and Ownership with Technology, Information and Change (PROTIC)

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SMS/ OBD/ Call Center

APPs

Research Methodology

Ethnography

FGD

Review of community action research

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Mobile Phone in BangladeshMobile Phone subscriptions BD : 131.956 million;Internet Subscribers BD: 62.968 million (btrc)Mobile Phone in Protic working area: Nearly 85% of families

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Information requirement

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Need of adaptive agriculture

New crops introduced

No/less traditional knowledge

Changes in weather

Changes in environment/ecosystem

Sources to get agricultural information

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28%

35%

19%

6%

9% 3% Localadministration

NGO

CBO

Commercialsources

Others in thevillage

Others

ICT u

sed

Information Ecology and Adaptation Knowledge

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Digital content development on adaptive agriculture

There is no regulatory body for digital contentLack of documents on adaptation practices

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Need assessment

Draft text Text review SMS draft Field test

PCVAExpert

feedback Technically

OkayCommunity understand

Impact on resilience

Community understanding on wider agriculture

Agro-meteorology has reduced production loss

Value added in Nutrition

Market linkage

Link with union Digital center

Source of entrepreneurship

Women transformative leadership

DRR practice and knowledge

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Economic

Empowerment

DRR & CCA

Women Leadership

Rights and Entitlements

Response Capacity of Community

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Climate Change

Increased Hydro-

geological Hazards

Loss of productivity Poverty

Diversification

livelihoods

Market linkages

Women Leaders

hip

Local Government

Economy

Cropping

Clim

ate Vu

lnerab

ility

Techn

olo

gy

ProtectionRisk transferMitigation

Wea

ther

VR

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Infl

uen

cin

g

ICT

Eco

logy

Rights

Voice

Knowledge

Climate-resilient Bangladesh

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7th 5 years plan

SDG

Vision 2021

Climate Vulnerability

The message

Use of ICT can make community resilient if it can be incorporated in a

comprehensive approach

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Thank you

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