14-09-2012, 04:52 PM
Farmers Buddy
Objective/Vision
It is the agriculture portal which provides solutions to small farmers and agriculture students of India. Besides Salt & fertilizer analysis for particular region this portal also helps farmers to know about government loan and insurance schemes. It also helps them make decisions on mandi/market and best prices. NGOs are trying to spread messages to make agriculture more eco-friendly through this site.
Functional Requirements
i. Individual profile management for all kind of users.
ii. Basic soil analysis for all regions and suggestions on which fertilizers to use where & how much? Which crop, herb or vegetable can be grown where and in which season?
iii. Online query handlings for all users. Queries can be general or directed to a particular officer.
iv. Officers/NGOs can schedule trainings and publish it online. User-A&B can request training online.
v. Facilitate communication between user, experts and general public through - Discussion forum/chat/mail/polls
vi. Foreign agriculture experts/businessman can upload the info about their tools and solutions on chargeable basis.
vii. Information about major crop markets (mandi) and their current price for crop should be published daily.
viii. Awareness drive Govt schemes specially loan and insurance based for farmers.
ix. Website should support local language so that farmers can get the best of it.
x. Information pages should be dynamic so that User-C & D can change it from their interface easily.