faddalibrahim/ghanaaisummit-akuafo-ai
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agricultureRecord type:
software
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fad
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Akuafo AI - Ghana AI Submission
# Akuafo AI — Documentation
> **Akuafo AI** is a Ghanaian Agricultural Intelligence & Last-Mile Advisory Platform. It empowers smallholder farmers and extension workers with AI-assisted crop suitability analysis, planting calendars, harvest timing, and offline USSD access — all grounded in real agro-zone soil data across Ghana's 16 administrative regions.
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## Table of Contents
### 📋 Submission Docs
| Document | Description |
|---|---|
| Problem Statement | The challenge, objectives, and scalability vision |
| AI/ML Approach & Work Plan | Models, techniques, data sources, and phased delivery plan |
| Ethics & Data Protection | Privacy, consent, security, and Ghana Data Protection Act compliance |
### 🏗 Platform Docs
| Document | Description |
|---|---|
| Overview | Platform introduction, architecture, and goals |
| Data Model | Regions, crops, soil profiles, and risk alerts |
| API Reference | REST endpoint documentation |
### ✨ Feature Docs
| Document | Description |
|---|---|
| Crop Suitability | How the AI Matcher scores and recommends crops |
| Planting Calendar | Optimal planting window computation |
| Harvest Planner | Harvest window optimization and rot risk |
| USSD Access | Offline menu system via \*902# |
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## Quick Start
The platform runs as a Next.js web application:
```bash
# Install dependencies
pnpm install
# Start development server
pnpm dev
# Production build
pnpm build
```
Visit `localhost` to open the dashboard.
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## Region Coverage
Akuafo AI covers all **16 administrative regions** of Ghana, mapped to 4 underlying agro-ecological zones:
| Agro Zone | Regions Covered | Soil Type | Rainfall |
| ----------------- | ------------------------------------------------------ | ----------- | ------------- |
| **Northern** | Northern, North East, Savannah, Upper West, Upper East | Sandy Loam | Unimodal |
| **Ashanti** | Ashanti, Ahafo, Bono, Bono Eas …