Khamari Digital Agriculture Platform

Agriculture is central to Bangladesh’s economy, rural livelihoods, food and nutrition security, and socioeconomic development. Despite significant gains in productivity through improved crop varieties, irrigation, mechanization, and modern production technologies, sustaining agricultural growth is increasingly challenged by declining soil fertility, imbalanced fertilizer use, climate variability, rising production costs, shrinking agricultural land, and environmental pressures.

In addition to the inefficient and imbalanced use of fertilizers without adequate consideration of crop- and location-specific nutrient requirements, the cultivation of crops without considering their agro-ecological suitability can lead to lower productivity, inefficient use of agricultural inputs, increased production risks, and greater vulnerability to climate variability. These challenges highlight the need for science-based, location-specific decision support for efficient and sustainable agricultural resource management.

To address these challenges, the Bangladesh Agricultural Research Council (BARC), in partnership with the Soil Resources Development Institute (SRDI) and Institute of Water Modelling (IWM), has developed the Khamari Digital Agriculture Platform (Khamari-DAP), an integrated national digital decision-support platform for science-based, location-specific, and data-driven agricultural planning and advisory services. Khamari-DAP integrates crop suitability assessment, soil fertility information, balanced fertilizer recommendations, geospatial analytics, and digital extension services, while providing a scalable architecture for the future integration of agro-meteorological advisories, pest and disease surveillance, irrigation management, market information, remote sensing, and artificial intelligence.

The Khamari Mobile App serves as the primary farmer interface, enabling farmers and extension personnel to access tailored recommendations on crop suitability and selection, balanced nutrient management, and climate-smart agricultural practices.

Khamari-DAP represents a strategic national digital public infrastructure with strong potential to advance precision agriculture, improve resource-use efficiency, strengthen climate resilience, and support evidence-based agricultural planning and extension in Bangladesh.