Creating Shared Values
Intelligent Farmer Decision Support System (IDSS) Project
The goal of this project is to develop an Intelligent Decision Support System (IDSS) to provide reliable and timely advice to rice growing farmers in Bangladesh. IDSS software will integrate Geo-data from satellite, soil-health data & weather data into actionable localized crop-specific advice for farmers.
Climate Resilient Agriculture & Food Security Project
The main objective of this project is improvement of climate risk management capacity of targeted vulnerable farm households of twelve vulnerable polders in coastal region to increase crop productivity, diversity and income for better livelihood.
Making Markets Work for the Chars (M4C)
ACI Fertilizer initiated a project partnering with Swisscontact to promote quality crop care solutions and balanced application of fertilizers at the farmer’s level. Field promotional activities, at various levels, through ACI’s dealers and retailers was conducted to reach out to farmers.
Reaper Commercialization Project
The reaper commercialization project is a part of the Cereal Systems Initiative for South Asia – Mechanization and Irrigation (CSISA – MI) project. The project seeks to transform agricultural technology in Southern Bangladesh by unlocking the potential productivity of the region’s farmers during the dry season through surface water irrigation, efficient agricultural machinery, and local service provision.
Enhancing Quality Seed Supply Project
The Project aims at improving the capacity of BRRI, BARI, and BADC in order to increase the supply of quality seed to the farmers. The supply of quality seed will result in an additional increase of 1.4 million tons of food, thereby ensuring food security for the people.
Development of Improved Varieties of Rice
IRRI entered a partnership agreement with ACI to initiate a state-of-the-art rice breeding program in Bangladesh. The partnership will aim to improve the lives of rice farmers through supporting better rice varieties and agricultural technologies.
