FarmEyes is an AI-powered crop health assistant designed to bridge the agricultural knowledge gap for African smallholder farmers
# 🌱 FarmEyes
### AI-Powered Multilingual Crop Health Assistant for African Farmers
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## 📋 Table of Contents
- Overview
- Problem Statement
- Solution
- Features
- Technology Stack
- Architecture
- N-ATLaS Integration
- Screenshots
- Installation
- Usage
- API Documentation
- Project Structure
- Disease Coverage
- Roadmap
- Contributing
- Acknowledgments
- License
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## 🌍 Overview
**FarmEyes** is an AI-powered crop health assistant that bridges the agricultural knowledge gap for African smallholder farmers. By combining computer vision disease detection with Nigeria's multilingual AI model (N-ATLaS), FarmEyes delivers actionable agricultural guidance in **Hausa**, **Yoruba**, **Igbo**, and **English**.
### Key Statistics
| Metric | Value |
|--------|-------|
| Target Users | 38+ Million African Smallholder Farmers |
| Languages Supported | 4 (English, Hausa, Yoruba, Igbo) |
| Diseases Detected | 6 Crop Diseases |
| Crops Covered | 3 (Cassava, Cocoa, Tomato) |
| N-ATLaS Contribution | 40-45% of Total Process |
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## 🎯 Problem Statement
Africa's agricultural sector faces a critical yet invisible crisis: **a knowledge barrier that costs farmers billions in lost yields annually**.
### The Challenge
- **70%** of rural African farmers cannot read or speak English fluently
- **20-40%** annual crop losses due to undiagnosed diseases
- **Limited access** to agricultural extension officers (1 officer per 3,000+ farmers)
- **Technical terminology** in existing solutions excludes most farmers
- **No voice support** for farmers with limited literacy
### The Gap
| Current State | Farmer Reality |
|---------------|----------------|
| Agricultural AI tools in English only | Farmers speak indigenous languages |
| Text-based interfaces | Many farmers have limited literacy |
| Generic global advice | Need locally relevant solutions |
| Costs in USD | Need prices in local currency (NGN) |
| Complex technical terms | Need simple, actionable guidance …