Project SARAI (Smarter Approaches to Reinvigorate Agriculture as an Industry) aims to craft crop advisories which are targeted for rice, corn, banana, coconut, coffee, cacao, sugarcane, soybean, and tomato. The crop advisories focus on integrating local weather data and drought forecast with farm management activities, specifically nutrient and water management, and proactive pest and disease monitoring.
Project SARAI is an action-research program funded by the Department of Science and Technology – Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development (DOST-PCAARRD). We work towards reducing climate risks by providing agricultural stakeholders with site-specific crop advisories.
The program anchors on sustainability through multi-level partnerships. Our goal is to establish regional and community-level SARAI hubs—resource centers where farmers can access up-to-date information and report real-time farm conditions.
We craft targeted crop advisories and integrate local weather data and drought forecasts with farm management activities, specifically focusing on nutrient and water management, as well as proactive pest and disease monitoring.