MeckRobert/agricom

A web application enabling two-way communication between farmers and Village Extension Officers (VEOs) in Tanzania's agriculture system. # AGRICOM - Agricultural Communication Platform A comprehensive web application enabling two-way communication between farmers and Village Extension Officers (VEOs) in Tanzania's agriculture system. This platform facilitates knowledge sharing, real-time communication, and agricultural information dissemination. ## 🌟 Features ### Core Functionality - **User Management**: Multi-role system (Farmers, VEOs, Administrators) - **Article System**: Publish and manage agricultural content with categorization - **Real-time Chat**: Direct messaging between users with file sharing - **Notification System**: Real-time alerts for new content and interactions - **Activity Logging**: Comprehensive audit trail of user actions - **Profile Management**: Detailed user profiles with farming information - **Regional Organization**: Tanzania-based regional and village structure - **Crop Management**: Track farmer crops and agricultural activities ### User Roles - **Farmers**: Access relevant articles, participate in discussions, manage profiles - **Village Extension Officers (VEOs)**: Create articles, manage content, communicate with farmers - **Administrators**: Full system management, user administration, analytics ## ⚙️ Tech Stack - **Backend**: Laravel 12.x (PHP 8.2+) - **Database**: PostgreSQL / MySQL - **Frontend**: Blade Templates, Bootstrap 5, JavaScript - **Real-time**: Pusher WebSockets - **Authentication**: Laravel Sanctum - **File Handling**: Intervention Image - **Activity Logging**: Spatie Laravel Activity Log - **Development**: Vite, NPM ## 🚀 Project Setup ### Prerequisites - PHP 8.2 or higher - Composer - Node.js & NPM - PostgreSQL or MySQL - Git ### Environment Setup 1. Clone the repository: ```bash git clone cd agricom_02 ``` 2. Install PHP dependencies: ```bash composer install ``` 3. Install frontend dependencies: ```bash npm install npm install pusher-js laravel-echo ``` 4. Copy environment file: ```bash cp .env.example .env ``` 5. Generate application key …