Of over the 4 billion people who now survive on less than a $4 per a day, 800 million earn their primary livelihood from small farms. Living in remote rural areas, they generally have no way of obtaining information on the latest farming practices. Yet, access to appropriate information could comfortably double or triple incomes in many of these rural farming households.

Access for Agriculture is a comparative landscape study funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. D-Rev is surveying 12 available devices in terms of cost and features, and will identify three devices to run separate farmer-feedback studies with agricultural stakeholders and end users in India. Very rarely do devices alone cause a measurable impact, so we are also interested in understanding what sorts of market or social mechanisms will promote device use and market penetration. Our study will inform future decisions about the potential application of various “featherweight devices” for the development community. D-Rev is ultimately interested in creating an affordable device that will enable farmers’ ready access to suitable and value-adding agricultural practices.

Vision

Our vision is to enable small-scale rural farmers to lift themselves out of poverty with improved farming practices and better access to markets.

Reports

Phase 1 Report: Devices for Agriculture Extension: A Comparative Landscape Study

Phase 2 Report: Devices for Agriculture Extension: A Comparative Landscape Study

Partners

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