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UT Day: Getting to Know Our Rural Users through Remote Testing
Users should always be at the center of your design process. When users live in rural areas, getting to know them comes with its own challenges: logistical hurdles, time restrictions, resource limitations, and the list goes on. But this doesn’t mean you get a pass to neglect the process of learning their problems and needs. How do we do this at Jiva?
UT Day: Getting to Know Our Rural Users through Remote Testing
Users should always be at the center of your design process. When users live in rural areas, getting to know them comes with its own challenges: logistical hurdles, time restrictions, resource limitations, and the list goes on. But this doesn’t mean you get a pass to neglect the process of learning their problems and needs. How do we do this at Jiva?
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UT Day: Getting to Know Our Rural Users through Remote Testing
Users should always be at the center of your design process. When users live in rural areas, getting to know them comes with its own challenges: logistical hurdles, time restrictions, resource limitations, and the list goes on. But this doesn’t mean you get a pass to neglect the process of learning their problems and needs. How do we do this at Jiva?
Ramadan bonding: How this holy month brings us closer to the farming community
This Ramadan, Jiva is taking the chance to bond with the rural communities by embracing Ramadan traditions, making connection with the farming communities through a series of events that we ran across six regions in Indonesia.
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Importance of Agricultural Technology For Farmers
Agriculture is the foundation of many economies around the world, and it is critical to feeding the world's growing population. Furthermore, rising food demand necessitates farmers to develop new methods of increasing output and efficiency. As a result, agricultural technology, also known as Agritech, has become the solution for farmers to overcome various operational challenges.
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How does modern technology help farmers in selling their harvest?
Modern technology is revolutionizing the way farmers sell and purchase their harvest. Digital platforms, like websites, mobile apps, and social media spaces, enable farmers to increase their access to a broader pool of potential buyers. This allows them to reach a larger audience and sell their produce at a fair price.
Top 13 Innovations in Agriculture/Farming in 2023
Feeding the rapidly increasing global population amid the climate crisis requires the speed and accuracy that technology provides.
Role of Weather Forecasting in Farming
The importance of weather forecasting in farming must be considered as the world continues to deal with global warming, climate change and its devastating effect on global food production.
What are the most common problems and challenges that farmers face?
Farmers all over the world are plagued by several issues. These problems indirectly and directly affect the farmer’s life. Furthermore, farming practices and other aspects of agriculture can take up resources and time. The problems faced by farmers are typically unnoticed in the food industry. This article aims to highlight the major problems faced by farmers.
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Everything you need to know about Agritech
Agricultural technology, or agri-tech for short, began with the industrial revolution, where machines were used to increase crop production and animal yield. Over the years, it has remained one of the greatest advancements in human history as an excellent development to cushion the teeming global population expected to reach 9.7 billion by 2050. Agricultural technology involves the direct application of machines, Artificial Intelligence, and all other forms of technology to agriculture and its allied fields for higher sustainability.
Are farmers an endangered species?
There are 500 million smallholder farmers worldwide who produce up to 70% of the world’s food. Yet, globally we’re seeing a decline in the overall number of farmers.
Indonesian female farmers are redefining gender roles on the field
Kartini Day - The 21st of April 1879 is a momentous day in Indonesian history, as it marks the birth of Raden Ajeng Kartini; a pioneer of women’s emancipation, equal opportunity, and access to education.
Field trials show 85% see yield uplift with average increase of 40%
Over four growing seasons in South Sulawesi, we have put our agronomy advice to the test through a series of demonstration plots. These plots are live, in-situ tests of how Jiva’s advice before, during and after the growing cycle affects a farmer’s yield.
42 Million, 14 Million, 2 Million…What a year!
Last year, Jiva grew from a handful of passionate people in Singapore to a 200+ employee organization spanning Singapore, Jakarta, Makassar, East Java, Bengaluru, and beyond. Together, we have reached over 60,000 farmers in our debut market, South Sulawesi.
Jiva purchases over 1 MILLION kilograms of corn
Jiva farmers across South Sulawesi hit an impressive milestone this week — 1,000 Metric Tonnes of corn harvested and sold to Jiva. That’s 1 MILLION kilograms!
Latest Blogs
Jiva is highlighted in GrowAsia’s Digital Learning Series
Jiva was featured in GrowAsia’s “Smallholder AgriTech Southeast Asia Landscape 2021” Digital Learning Series.
11 Billion SGD over 8 Years: Temasek Builds a Sustainable Food System
Facing challenges such as climate change, deterioration of the natural environment, and increasing population, maintaining food security and creating sustainable food production and ecosystems have become a top priority in the world.
AgriCentral surpasses 6 MILLION Playstore downloads
Jiva is proud to announce that AgriCentral has surpassed 6 million downloads, with no signs of stopping.
300% yield increase for Jiva farmer
Pak Saripuddin typically grows ~3 metric tonnes of corn on his 1 hectare field each cycle. After one season of following Jiva’s practical, feasible and personalized advice, he was able to grow 9.5 metric tonnes of corn.
How do you solve a wicked problem? Start with trust
A look at community engagement and customer acquisition with Jiva’s Growth Team
Introducing Jiva
Jiva is an AgTech company with a mission to empower millions of farmers around the world to increase their yields and grow their incomes with innovative, scalable, and user-friendly technology.
Jiva reaches 25% market share after one season
After a single operating season, we are proud to announce that Jiva achieved, on average, 25% market share in our key operating areas!
Introducing AgriCentral, a Jiva company
AgriCentral is an Olam-backed and incubated agriculture app for Indian farmers. Established in 2018, AgriCentrals mission is to help farmers make critical agri-business decisions and increase their profitability.
About Jiva
To build an ecosystem founded on innovation dedicated to improving the lives of farmers by providing access to the best possible advice, products and trade services.
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