Ruhuna Govi-Nena

Mobile based frontend system will provide a cost effective way to coordinate full range of activities relating to agribusiness.

The System can assist to select and grow crops using scientific knowledge, coordinate input supplies, market linkages and credit facilities.

This will result in reduction in transaction cost and waste due to enhanced coordination, high productivity due to availability of context specific scientific actionable information leading to increase sustainability, empower farmers, uplift livelihoods and create value for all stakeholders.

Best Invention in the Commercialized Category at the Southern Province Invention Competition, Ruhuna Invention & Innovation Exhibition, RIIE 2023

Govi Nena and WIDYA Pvt Ltd Collaborate

to Relaunch Enhanced Home Gardening App

The Govi Nena team, in partnership with WIDYA Pvt Ltd , is excited to announce the relaunch of the upgraded home gardening application, now named "Widya Ruhuna Govi-Nena Home Gardening App." This collaboration marks a pivotal step towards our shared goal of promoting household food security in Sri Lanka through sustainable gardening practices.

Initially launched in June 2020, the app was reimagined and released on December 5, 2022, featuring advanced functionalities and an array of superior features aimed at making home gardening more accessible, efficient, and environmentally friendly for all Sri Lankans.

The revamped app not only provides comprehensive guidance on cultivating a thriving home garden but also integrates the latest in technology with expert local knowledge, ensuring a user-friendly experience that’s both informative and practical.

Inspired by the rapid growth of mobile phone usage among farmers, a mobile-based solution is sought to overcome this information gap.

Farmers needed published information (quasi static) about Crops, Pests, Diseases, Land preparation, Growing and Harvesting methods and Real-time situational information (dynamic) such as current crop production and market prices.

Crops Module

Farmers see the available crops, which grow on their areas. Create farms and specify farm information. Shortlist the crops before growing, to decide what to grow. Grow-list the crops which are decided to grow. View scientific crop / crop variety information for short-listed crops. View Expenses information according to stages of the crop from pre-planting to post production.

Activity Calendar Module

View the planed activities for each crop at each farm from planning to harvesting. Daily notifications on activities to the farmer. Record of activities whether they have completed or not.

Pests & Disease Module

View the pest and disease information according to the selected crops. Provide the information about Symptoms and the Pesticides.

Weather Module

Supply up-to-date weather information for the user’s area. Weather summery report. Weather information for next 05 days.

Supply Demand Module

for provide accurate information about demand supply of each stage of supply chain.

Settings Module

Update user’s personal information. Mobile app configuration settings. Change the connected mobile number. Change the connected email address. Change the login PIN number.

App Security

OTP (One time password) Authentication. Token based Authentication for data. User-friendly PIN protected Login.

Acknowledgement

Digital agriculture can play a major role in food security by reducing wastage, predicting demand, providing real-time information, real-time feedback and much more. Govi-Nena mobile application is such a game-changing technological application specially designing and developing for Sri Lankan farmers. Although we have a long way to go, the success so far achieved could not have been possible without the participation and assistance of so many people whose names may not all be enumerated. Their contributions are sincerely appreciated and gratefully acknowledged. However, the Govi-Nena team would like to express their deep appreciation and indebtedness particularly to the followings:

Real time Agricultural Mobile-based Information System GOVI-NENA Ruhuna

Mobile based frontend system will provide a cost effective way to coordinate full range of activities relating to agribusiness.

The System can assist to select and grow crops using scientific knowledge, coordinate input supplies, market linkages and credit facilities.

This will result in reduction in transaction cost and waste due to enhanced coordination, high productivity due to availability of context specific scientific actionable information leading to increase sustainability, empower farmers, uplift livelihoods and create value for all stakeholders.

Best Invention in the Commercialized Category at the Southern Province Invention Competition, Ruhuna Invention & Innovation Exhibition, RIIE 2023

Govi Nena and WIDYA Pvt Ltd Collaborate

to Relaunch Enhanced Home Gardening App

Collaboration

Crops Module

Activity Calendar Module

Pests & Disease Module

Weather Module

Supply Demand Module

Settings Module

App Security

Govi-Nena Family

Acknowledgement

Accelerating Higher Education Expansion and Development (AHEAD) Project -Research, Innovation and Commercialization Grants (RIC Grant) for financial assistance

HAYLEYS Agriculture and AgStar PLC for being with us as industrial partners

Late Prof. Gihan Wickramanayake who gave the courage to initiate the work

Department of Agriculture, Sri Lanka as most of the information about crop technologies were taken from digital and printed sources of the institute

Ms. Samya Dimithrie, Ms.Kasuni Vidanagamachchi, Ms.Malni Kumarathunga, Mr. Janagan Sivagnanasundaram from Western Sydney University, Australia for all kind of supports giving us in this journey

Horticultural Crop Research and Development Institute (HORDI), Department of Agriculture, Sri Lanka as most of the information about crop technologies were taken from digital and printed sources of the institute

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