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AgriNeTT aims to improve agricultural productivity and the income of small farmers, particularly that of women, youth and families.<\/p>\n<p>The AgriNeTT team has developed open data platforms with multiple web and mobile applications: Agrigastos, a financial management tool for production units; AgriPrecio, which provides updated market price information; AgriMapas, an application that recommends different crops depending on soil types; and AgriDiagnostico, a pest diagnosis system.<\/p>\n<p>The other winner of the 2016 FRIDA Awards was\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/programafrida.net\/archivos\/project\/mexicoleaks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">M\u00e9xicoleaks of Mexico<\/a><\/strong>,\u00a0 an independent whistleblowing platform for revealing information in the public interest in Mexico. M\u00e9xicoleaks is an alliance of media outlets and NGOs working together for a more democratic Mexico and offers a platform where whistleblowers can leak information safely and anonymously. Since its creation, the partners behind M\u00e9xicoleaks have published 27 news stories based on13 leaks, making public information regarding embezzlement in the public real estate loans system, systematic mass destruction of pre-Hispanic ruins, as well as other cases of corruption.<\/p>\n<p>FRIDA is the Regional Fund for Digital Innovation in Latin America and the Caribbean. 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