Innovation – Open view page
General information
| Innovation ID | 877 |
| Version ID | 664 |
| Innovation Title | The Right Haat: promoting a digital advisory platform for aquaculture stakeholders in Bangladesh |
| Innovation description | A digital platform named “The Right Haat” was developed in Bangladesh to promote widespread 360-degree advisory support along with and digital trading for aquaculture sector. It is expected that farmers will get multiple support from this two-way digital communication channel such as (a) advisory support (b) product purchasing support (c) access to finance support (d) fish selling support and (e) weather information. Also, private companies will be able to expand their business opportunities. |
| Reporting Staff | Manjurul Karim (WF), Md. Bappy Shahrier (WF) |
| Year (Reporting) | 2021 |
| Reporting status | Completed |
| Innovation Type | Research and Communication Methodologies and Tools |
Stage reached
| Stage of Innovation | Stage 2: successful piloting |
| Year (Stage) | 2021 |
| Stage Description | It reached 13,122 farmers through different advisory service points and events (e.g. cluster meetings, field visits, input sellers, call center) to make them aware of this advisory platform. |
| Has a lead organization | yes |
| Lead Organization | WorldFish |
| Top 5 contributors | United States Agency for International Development; The Right Kind |
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 scope | National |
| Regions | |
| Countries | Bangladesh |
Targeted outcomes
| Main Sub-IDO | Improved access to financial and other services |
| Other Sub-IDO | Reduce Market Barriers |
| Other Sub-IDO |
Evidences
| Evidences | Manjurul Karim. (30/10/2021). USAID_Feed the Future Bangladesh Aquaculture and Nutrition Activity_Annual Progress Report: October 2020– September 2021. [https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12348/5003] Feed the Future Bangladesh Aquaculture and Nutrition Activity. Project Brief: January - December 2021 [https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12348/5142] The Right Haat website - in Bangla [https://www.righthaat.com/ ] |
Linked Elements
| Milestones |
| Outcome Impact Case | More than 261,201 fish producers in Bangladesh adopt improved pond management practices https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11766.1/49cfa3 |
| Policy |