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Tricot revolutionizes agricultural validation
Tricot (triadic comparisons of technologies) is a methodology that turns farmers into citizen scientists, allowing them to test different technologies directly on their own farms, with researchers and project coordinators supporting the process.
This decentralized approach generates large volumes of data from many small trials, providing a clear understanding of how technologies perform under real-life conditions. While originally designed for on-farm testing, the same methodology can also be applied to evaluate food products and product concepts.
Tricot revolutionizes agricultural validation
Tricot (triadic comparisons of technologies) is a methodology that turns farmers into citizen scientists, allowing them to test different technologies directly on their own farms, with researchers and project coordinators supporting the process.
This decentralized approach generates large volumes of data from many small trials, providing a clear understanding of how technologies perform under real-life conditions. While originally designed for on-farm testing, the same methodology can also be applied to evaluate food products and product concepts.
The development of ClimMob and the scientific research behind the tricot approach has been possible thanks to investments by the following partners:
ClimMob: your go-to solution for real-world testing
Design
Easily organize large-scale experiments with the participation of citizen scientists in any region.
Implementation
Test crop varieties, food products, or agronomic practices with minimal complexity using the tricot methodology.
Outputs
Quickly gain reliable insights through automated reporting.
Share
Sharing projects, datasets, and reports between different users.
ClimMob: your go-to solution for real-world testing
Design
Easily organize large-scale experiments with the participation of citizen scientists in any region.
Implementation
Test crop varieties, food products, or agronomic practices with minimal complexity using the tricot methodology.
Outputs
Quickly gain reliable insights through automated reporting.
Share
Sharing projects, datasets, and reports between different users.
ClimMob support the tricot approach
ClimMob applies the tricot methodology step by step, guiding you from experimental design to actionable insights. You start by defining your project and technologies, then farmers register and carry out the trials. ClimMob aggregates the data, analyzes results, and delivers feedback that can be shared with farmers, researchers, and stakeholders.
They trust in ClimMob
Reuben Ssali
CIP, Uganda
“ClimMob software gave us a good platform to implement the tricot trials, from registering farmers to collecting data.
The supporting system ClimMob makes the research easier to implement and also you can easily give feedback to farmers at the end of the trial.”
Richard Oteng-Frimpong
SARI, Ghana
“The support of ClimMob platform, including trial design and analysis, is easy and simple to use.
It saves scientists a lot of time due to ClimMob which helps with trial designs and also ODK where you can see your data collection in real time.”
Patrick Ongom
IITA, Nigeria
“From the user side, sometimes we have duplicate entries from the same farmer.
But thankfully there is an option in ClimMob to fix the errors.”
ClimMob: Fast, scalable, and versatile testing with people in real use contexts
ClimMob, powered by the tricot approach, delivers rapid feedback by involving many participants in simple, low-cost trials. Farmers and consumers compare three options at a time, generating evidence that is both robust and fast to obtain.
Originally designed for on-farm technology testing, ClimMob is now also used to evaluate food products and product concepts, capturing real-world preferences at scale.
Together with controlled experiments, this approach accelerates innovation cycles, ensures technologies are tested under realistic conditions, and makes results directly relevant to those who use them.
ClimMob: Fast, scalable, and versatile testing with people in real use contexts
ClimMob, powered by the tricot approach, delivers rapid feedback by involving many participants in simple, low-cost trials. Farmers and consumers compare three options at a time, generating evidence that is both robust and fast to obtain.
Originally designed for on-farm technology testing, ClimMob is now also used to evaluate food products and product concepts, capturing real-world preferences at scale.
Together with controlled experiments, this approach accelerates innovation cycles, ensures technologies are tested under realistic conditions, and makes results directly relevant to those who use them.
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