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General information
| Innovation ID | 311 |
| Version ID | 103 |
| Innovation Title | A smartphone app providing aquaculture extension information in Myanmar |
| Innovation description | A virtual aquaculture extension application has been co-designed with a local ICT company called Greenway. The app has been designed based on their previous agriculture and livestock App in use by 85,000 farmers. The Aquaculture App brings access to weather forecasts for the immediate area where the farmer is located. It also delivers messages about sourcing inputs (seed and feed), market prices and trends plus climate risks. |
| Reporting Staff | Michael Akester (WF) |
| Year (Reporting) | 2019 |
| Reporting status | Approved |
| Innovation Type | Research and Communication Methodologies and Tools |
Stage reached
| Stage of Innovation | Stage 3: available/ ready for uptake |
| Year (Stage) | 2019 |
| Stage Description | The application is now in use by over 1,000 farmers. The Department of Fisheries and private sector Myanmar Fisheries Federation have received training in the use of the application. The App can be downloaded (http://www.en.greenwaymyanmar.org/) only onto an Android platform. The total registered users in March 2020 are 212,945. |
| Has a lead organization | yes |
| Lead Organization | Greenovator Co.Ltd |
| Top 5 contributors | WorldFish; International Development Research Centre; Department of Fisheries Myanmar; Unit for Social and Environmental Research, Interdisciplinary research group at Chiang Mai University |
Contributions and mapping
| All partners | |
| Main CRP | CGIAR Research Program on Fish Agri-Food Systems |
| Flagship project | FP1-Sustainable aquaculture |
| Cluster | FP1-3-Aquaculture systems |
| Other CRPs-Flagships-Clusters |
Scope
| Geographic scope | National |
| Regions | |
| Countries | Myanmar |
Targeted outcomes
| Main Sub-IDO | Increased capacity of beneficiaries to adopt research outputs |
| Other Sub-IDO | Increased household coping capacity to cope with shocks |
| Other Sub-IDO | Reduced production risk |
Evidences
| Evidences | Green Way Myanmar (accessed April 2019) [http://www.en.greenwaymyanmar.org/ ] Greenovator website (accessed April 2019) [http://www.mmgreenovator.com/ ] Number of registered App users March 2020 [https://cgiar.sharepoint.com/:x:/s/FISHOperations/Ea_--AFBO-5LiG99HPSR82kBaHbjYe4pXYWBmp_EaFvybg?e=kkS6Hu] |
Linked Elements
| Milestones |
| Outcome Impact Case | Dissemination of nutrition-sensitive aquaculture technologies and practices generate income and nutrition benefits for small-scale farmers in some of Myanmar's poorest areas https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11766.1/35fae9 The adoption of innovative aquaculture technologies and sustainable practices is improving nutrition and livelihoods for over 1,000 poor families in Myanmar https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11766.1/f41680 |
| Policy |