Intelligent counter-season irrigation system β Togo
# π± Smart Agri-Togo
**Intelligent Counter-Season Irrigation System for Smallholder Farming in Togo**
> A research and deployment project combining Optimal Control, Machine Learning, and IoT
> technology to make profitable dry-season agriculture accessible to young Togolese farmers.
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## π Project Overview
Smart Agri-Togo is a **research-first, deploy-second** agritech project targeting the
counter-season vegetable market in Togo (onion, carrot, lettuce, maize). The system uses:
- **Model Predictive Control (MPC)** for optimal irrigation scheduling
- **LSTM neural networks** for 48-hour ETβ and rainfall forecasting
- **IoT sensor network** (25 soil moisture probes on a 5Γ5 grid)
- **Remote smartphone control** via Firebase + Flutter mobile app
- **100% organic fertilization** via composting, biogas digestate, and human biosolids
- **Off-grid solar power** (1.1 kWp PV + 200 Ah LiFePO4 battery bank)
**Pilot field**: 25 m Γ 25 m (625 mΒ²), LomΓ© area, Togo
**Target season**: OctoberβApril (dry counter-season)
**Primary crops**: Onion π§
Β· Carrot π₯ Β· Lettuce π₯¬ Β· Maize π½
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## ποΈ Repository Structure
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smart-agri-togo/
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βββ docs/ # Project documentation
β βββ report/ # Full feasibility & strategic report (PDF + LaTeX)
β βββ course/ # Technical course: Math, Irrigation, Fertilization, Energy
β βββ images/ # Diagrams, simulation screenshots
β βββ hardware_diagrams/ # Wiring schematics, PCB layouts
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βββ data/ # All project data (raw + processed)
β βββ weather/
β β βββ raw/ # Raw Open-Meteo API responses (JSON)
β β βββ processed/ # Cleaned CSV: timestamp, T, RH, Rs, u2, ET0
β βββ soil/ # Lab soil analysis results
β βββ sensors/ # Real-time field sensor readings
β βββ harvest/ # Season yield records per cell
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βββ hardware/ # Physical system sp β¦