JustSympa/agariki

A Cloud based solution to boost the already growing domain of Mushroom farming in Cameroon. # Agariki **A privacy-focused location intelligence platform connecting fungus producers and consumers in Cameroon** The project is deployed in the link below Agariki For the Presentation follow the link below Video 1 - 9 min For the Cloud presentation follow the link below Video 2 - 2 min ## Table of Contents - Overview - Academic Context - Problem Statement - Solution - For Consumers - For Producers - For the Market - Cloud Integration - Core Concepts - User Types - Points of Activity (PoA) - Privacy-First Design - Role-Based Heatmap - In-App Chat System - Application Flow - Technology Stack - Frontend - Backend - Development Tools - Deployment - Design System - Getting Started - Contributing - License ## Overview Agariki is a location-based intelligence platform designed to solve critical information asymmetry in Cameroon's fungus sector. The platform connects fungus producers with consumers through interactive heatmaps and secure communication channels, enabling efficient market discovery while protecting user privacy. The name "Agariki" derives from the scientific classification of mushrooms (Agaricus), reflecting our focus on the fungal industry while maintaining cultural relevance for the Cameroonian market. ## Academic Context This project is developed as part of the **Wide Area Networks** course curriculum, demonstrating practical applications of cloud computing, distributed systems architecture, and real-time communication protocols. The project showcases: - **Cloud-Native Architecture**: Serverless deployment leveraging modern cloud infrastructure (Vercel + Supabase) - **Distributed Systems**: Implementing edge computing with geographic data distribution - **Real-Time Communication**: WebSocket-based messaging system for instant user interaction - **Geospatial Computing**: Location-based queries, heatmap generation, and spatial data processing - **Security Engineering**: A …