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14,900 farmers benefited from use of RiceAdvice in Nigeria in 2020 and this is equivalent to $2.8 million of gross revenue

RiceAdvice is a free Android application that provides farm-specific advice on rice management practices to farmers. Impact assessment using randomized control trial in northern Nigeria showed that households who were just given the personalized advice increase their yield by 7% and increase their p...

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Main Author: CGIAR Research Program on Rice
Format: Case Study
Language:Inglés
Published: 2020
Subjects:
farmers
rice
yields
households
impact assessment
assessment
management
profit
application
who
case studies
agrifood systems
rural development
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/121677
Summary:RiceAdvice is a free Android application that provides farm-specific advice on rice management practices to farmers. Impact assessment using randomized control trial in northern Nigeria showed that households who were just given the personalized advice increase their yield by 7% and increase their profit by 10%. On average, personalized advice increases yields without increasing the overall quantity of fertilizer used. In 2020, 14,900 farmers benefited from use of RiceAdvice and this is equivalent to $2.8 million of gross revenue.

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