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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
A
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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