Cambodian farmers may use BD software to boost productivity

Cambodian farmers are expected to use farming software of Bangladesh to increase their productivity.
Already, the department concerned of the Cambodian government has expressed their interest to import software from Bangladesh, sources said.
As a result, the Bangladeshi software firm - Grameen Intel Social Business Ltd (GISB) - has taken a pilot project in Cambodia to examine the result of software use in cultivation.  
The firm has recently organised an expert training session in Cambodia with the Project for Agriculture Development and Economic Empowerment (PADEE), a programme funded by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) Cambodia.
Speaking on the issue Chief Operating Officer of GISB Pavel Hoq expressed hope that they will be able export the farming software to Cambodia after the success end of the pilot project.
He said the training session was designed to focus on how information and communication technology (ICT) works for increasing agricultural productivity, especially for rice production.
Mr Hoq also said, "Grameen Intel aims to provide farmers with access to agriculture related recommendations through its software solutions. These recommendations can help them take better decisions about their crops and increase their yield as well as their income potential."
Deputy Secretary General of General Directorate of Agriculture (GDA) of Cambodia Dr Pen Vuth and Director General GDA Khan Rithykun, among others, took part in the training session.
According to GISB, the software applications can provide all kinds of agriculture related suggestions in a variety of categories including for seed selection and recommendation by 'ankur' software, soil nutrient analysis and fertiliser recommendation by 'mrittika', crop protection recommendation by 'protikar' and direct market or buyer information to farmers by 'vistar' software. The combination of all these applications is believed to be revolutionary in crop production.