Loop

Target SDGs

Target Users (Target Impact Group)

Household

Distributors / Implementing Organizations

Digital Green

Competitive Landscape

Direct competitors include Revofarm, Cropster Origin, Trringo, and M-Farm.

Manufacturing/Building Method

Mobile application development

Intellectural Property Type

Open-source

User Provision Model

The mobile application can be downloaded on the Google Play Store.

Distributions to Date Status

The mobile application has been downloaded by over 50 users.

Design Specifications

Loop was developed by Loop Tech Inc. as a business mobile application that sells farmers produce and disburse payments to farmers and transporters. This is an Android application version 1.7.0 (15) with 3 Megabytes (MB) as its size. The mobile application also helps in recording collection, sales, transportation type and costs and traders details in a form of digital ledger then sends farmers receipts by text message when sales are completed.

Product Schematics

Technical Support

Users can contact the designers through their website for technical support.

Replacement Components

N/A

Lifecycle

N/A

Manufacturer Specified Performance Parameters

This application was designed to help farmers identify suitable markets for their produce.

Vetted Performance Status

A pilot study in India found that between August 2015 and January 2016, 1,492 farmers in 77 villages used Loop to sell 2,672,553 kg of produce, resulting in total transactions of ~438,000 USD (31,320,419 INR)^{Converted September, 2019}

Safety

N/A

Complementary Technical Systems

N/A

Academic Research and References

Compliance with regulations

Unknown

Evaluation methods

The product was evaluated for the amount of produce sold by farmers and the total earnings from sales.

Other Information

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