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Innovation ID375
Version ID288
Innovation TitleRupali: Digital platform for input and aquaculture advisory services to increase productivity and efficiency in Bangladesh
Innovation description Rupali is an android-based mobile application (app) that aims to improve the availability of knowledge on improved aquaculture practices and access to quality input among farmers.
Reporting Staff Md. Bappy Shahrier (WF), Jon Thiele (WF), WADUD AKM ABDUL (WF)
Year (Reporting)2019
Reporting statusApproved
Innovation TypeResearch and Communication Methodologies and Tools

Stage reached

Stage of InnovationStage 3: available/ ready for uptake
Year (Stage)2019
Stage DescriptionIn December Rupali apps downloads 32,349 times having 9,064 registered users. Over 1,200 user questions had landed in app's Q&A section.
Has a lead organizationyes
Lead OrganizationWorldFish
Top 5 contributorsUnited States Agency for International Development; Advanced Chemical Industries Limited

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 scopeNational
Regions
CountriesBangladesh

Targeted outcomes

Main Sub-IDO More efficient use of inputs
Other Sub-IDO Reduced livestock and fish disease risks associated with intensification and climate change
Other Sub-IDO Increased household coping capacity to cope with shocks

Evidences

EvidencesAll information about fish farming is now in your hands!
[https://rupali.com.bd/en]

Rupali App on Google Play
[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.agrow.rupali&hl=en]

'Rupali' app to help boost fish production
[https://thefinancialexpress.com.bd/trade/rupali-app-to-help-boost-fish-production-1547483733]

Linked Elements

Milestones
Outcome Impact Case More than 12,000 fish producers in Bangladesh adopt improved pond management practices https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11766.1/fd1647
More than 111,470 fish producers in Bangladesh adopt improved pond management practices https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11766.1/ef01f8
More than 261,201 fish producers in Bangladesh adopt improved pond management practices https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11766.1/49cfa3
Policy