owenmosalagae/farmerpulse

A real-time smart agriculture dashboard built with HTML, CSS and JavaScript. Monitors soil moisture, crop health, weather and sends SMS alerts to smallholder farmers in Botswana. Conceived during the Green Africa Youth Eco-Hackathon 2026. Features 7-day forecasting, per-plot analytics, and a fully responsive UI. # 🌱 FarmerPulse — Smart Agriculture Dashboard A real-time smart agriculture monitoring dashboard designed to empower smallholder farmers in Botswana with actionable crop and weather insights, delivered via an intuitive web interface and SMS alerts. ## 🔍 Overview FarmerPulse bridges the gap between modern agricultural technology and smallholder farmers across sub-Saharan Africa. The dashboard provides live monitoring of soil moisture, crop health, weather conditions, and automated SMS alerts — all accessible from any device. ## ✨ Features - 🌤 Live Weather Panel — temperature, humidity, wind, UV index, rain chance - 💧 Soil Moisture Monitoring — per-plot moisture gauges with visual health indicators - 🌾 Crop Status Table — stage tracking, health status, days to harvest, water needs - 🔔 Smart Alerts — priority-based alerts (critical / warning / info) per plot - 📱 SMS Alert Log — simulated SMS dispatch log for farmer notifications - 📅 7-Day Weather Forecast — daily icons, temperatures, and rain probability - 📊 Season Summary — rainfall, irrigation usage, and estimated yield stats - 🔄 Live Refresh — dynamic data simulation on refresh ## 🛠 Technologies Used - HTML5, CSS3, Vanilla JavaScript - CSS Grid & Flexbox for responsive layout - CSS animations & keyframes - Google Fonts (Syne + DM Sans) - No external dependencies — fully static ## 🌍 Context & Motivation Conceived during the Green Africa Youth Eco-Hackathon 2026 as an SMS/USSD tool for smallholder farmers in Botswana — later expanded into a full web dashboard. ## 👤 Author Owen Mosalagae — Faculty of Engineering & Technology, Botho University, Gaborone, Botswana ## 📄 License MIT License