Precision Development (PxD) is a global non-profit organization that harnesses technology, data science, and behavioral economics to build digital services that empower people to change their own lives.

We build low-cost information systems at scale to share knowledge with the world’s poorest and most disadvantaged people. Our pioneering model of digital development is implemented in collaboration with partner organizations to maximize scale, and we continuously experiment, iterate and gather evidence on impact to improve service delivery and demonstrate our value.

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The latest from the Precision Blog

Innovative financing to bring clean water to drought-stricken Kenyan dairy farmers
Dairy farmers in Kenya are being hit hard by climate change. …
Embracing equity: Reflecting on PxD’s progress on gender and the way ahead
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Research in Review: 2022
2022 was a tremendous leap forward for research at PxD. Our …
Making markets for carbon: can smallholder farmers benefit from investments to cut climate change?
Paying people for actions that contribute to climate change mitigation, known …
Letter from Lahore – February 2023
Punjab means “five rivers”, and those five rivers are the reason …
New Report: Exploring private sector collaboration to fund free digital extension for smallholder farmers 
A new PxD report details fee-for-service private sector collaboration to support …
Can millions of smallholder farmers meaningfully mitigate climate change and be rewarded for it? We think so.
PxD is collaborating with the Institute for Governance and Sustainable Development …
Disease, Heat, and Floods: Using digital services to mitigate new challenges to women’s livelihoods in rural Pakistan
When disease and a heatwave, followed by devastating floods ravaged Pakistan’s …
New possibilities for value-added agricultural advisory services through data sharing and integration
Agricultural livelihoods predominate among the rural population of Ethiopia to such …
Information for adaptation: Assisting Kenyan farmers on the frontline of climate change
From confronting cataclysmic floods in Pakistan, to biblical pest infestations in …
Q2 2022: Progress Report!
We are pleased to present our second progress report for 2022, …
Befriending the farmer: Reflections on building and transitioning the Ama Krushi service
On 1 August 2022, PxD completed the transition of the management …
Twelve months, 2,800 farmers and a new country: Colombia UK Pact Project
In consortium with Rare and The Nature Conservancy (TNC), PxD received …
Have farmers bounced back from the initial shocks of the COVID-19 pandemic? Results from a multi-country analysis
Given existing poverty, dependence on agriculture for livelihoods, and lack of …
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Where We Work

Services built and supported by PxD service over seven million users across ten countries in Africa, Asia, and Latin America.

Bangladesh

Colombia

Ethiopia

India

Kenya

Nigeria

Pakistan

Rwanda

Uganda

Zambia