ICARDA is at the forefront of developing several digital solutions to accelerate adaptation to climate change and economic volatility by small holder farmers in the global South .  In the DARDA approach, we do several digital actions in two directions : [1] Digital Science- developing solutions such as innovative and robust algorithms, data analytics, model development, and ex-ante analysis, and [2] Digital Platforms Development- where digital innovations are widely disseminated to the stakeholders for operational use. This includes development of web-based decision support systems and smartphone-based e-extension systems and advisories. 

The main idea of this mission is to bring the power of digital science to the common man in a jargon-free manner and promote e-extension solutions. We primarily support smallholder farmers' need for location-specific advisories on all aspects of agriculture to adapt to a changing climate and economic situations. Efficient extension systems that are bolstered with digital tools may help solve this problem. Although a plethora of digital tools are available there is no “one-stop shop” that comprehensively address all the needs of agricultural production.  The unavailability of digital tools in the local language is also another challenge in digital tool adoption and scaling.  

The GeoAgro series is a comprehensive digital solution that enables small holder farmers to achieve climate smartness, attain sustainable intensification and economic optimization under climate change and economic volatility.  The GeoAgro aspires to provide advisories on all aspects of agriculture with a one stop shop approach. The digital tool series caters to different agroecological, socioeconomic and cultural contexts via different apps: GeoAgro-MiSR (EGYPT), GeoAgro-iKrishi (INDIA), GeoAgro-Dehqon (UZBEKISTAN), GeoAgro-Maroc (MOROCCO). These tools are not simply variants but it is operating with local level differences and location-specific customizations (e.g. different crops). These tools have been developed under various CGIAR initiatives such as the Excellence in Agronomy, Climate Resilience and F2R-CWANA.