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Help one smallholder make a better seasonal decision
Turn reliable weather or farming information into one simple planning aid for a real local crop.
- Brief type
- Training
- Level
- Intermediate
- Time
- 2 weeks
- Format
- Solo or team
The brief
WHAT YOU ARE MAKING
A simple planning aid for one crop in one location. It should help a farmer think through one decision, such as planting time, irrigation, input timing or weather preparation.
START HERE
Speak to at least one farmer or extension worker. Choose a reliable public data source and check what its information can and cannot predict at the local level.
YOUR SUBMISSION
Share the prototype, the crop and location it covers, your data sources, the decision it supports, a plain-language uncertainty note and feedback from at least two intended users or knowledgeable reviewers.
KEEP IT SAFE AND HONEST
Do not promise yields, income or exact weather. Do not present a general forecast as field-level certainty. Do not collect a farmer's precise location or financial information without a clear need and consent.
GOOD WORK LOOKS LIKE
The user understands the recommendation and its uncertainty, the information is timely enough to act on, and the design works on the device or format the user actually has.
Skills you will practise
Data interpretationUser researchInformation design