Urdu language based information dissemination system for low-literate farmers

Abstract

This paper describes the design process by which we designed an Android application equipped with audio, textual menus and visuals components for use by farmers of diverse literacy levels looking for vital weather information after the conclusion of research-work that productivity lags due to information inadequacies. The intervention provides more timely access to accurate information to low-literate farmers and thereby help in making the agricultural ecosystem more robust. We discuss the various design and implementation features of our system and presents our findings from the field on the usability of our application. We have also openly released our source code so that other users and developers can also benefit from our work.