2025bcs068-prog/AgriGuardElijah

AgriGuard is an agricultural intelligence system designed to improve food security in Uganda by forecasting crop prices, detecting counterfeit seeds and agro-inputs, and providing market risk insights. It supports farmers and government with data-driven decisions to increase productivity, income stability, and market transparency. # AgriGuard ### Agricultural Intelligence System for Food Security in Uganda *Forecasting crop prices · Detecting counterfeit agro-inputs · Delivering market intelligence* --- **AgriGuard** is an open-source agricultural intelligence platform built to address three of Uganda's most pressing food-system challenges: unpredictable crop markets, counterfeit agro-inputs flooding rural supply chains, and farmers' lack of access to actionable market data. Using machine learning, time-series forecasting, and a mobile-friendly interface, AgriGuard puts decision-grade intelligence directly into the hands of farmers and policymakers. Quick Start · Architecture · Features · API Docs · Contributing · Roadmap --- ## Table of Contents - The Problem We Solve - Core Features - System Architecture - Tech Stack - Project Structure - Quick Start - Configuration - API Reference - ML Models - Data Sources - Deployment - Roadmap - Contributing - Team - License --- ## The Problem We Solve Uganda's agricultural sector employs over **70% of the population** and contributes roughly **25% of GDP**, yet farmers face systemic information asymmetry that keeps them vulnerable: | Challenge | Impact | |-----------|--------| | **Volatile crop prices** | Farmers sell at harvest-time lows and miss peak-price windows, earning 30–50% less than possible | | **Counterfeit agro-inputs** | An estimated 30–40% of seeds and pesticides in rural markets are fake, destroying yields and farmer livelihoods | | **No market intelligence** | Rural farmers make planting decisions without access to historical pricing, demand forecasts, or peer data | | **Climate risk blindspot** | Changing rainfall patterns are unaccounted for in planting calendars, increasing crop failure rates | AgriGuard addresses all four with a unified, data-driven platform. --- ## Core Features ### Crop Price Forecasting - **LSTM + Prophet ensemble** predicts prices for 15+ Ugandan staple crops (maize, beans, matoke, cas …