wahomekevinmwas/agroinfoshield

AI-powered GMO myth-busting dashboard for African farmers — English, Swahili, Sheng # 🌱 AgroInfoShield **AI-Powered GMO Myth-Busting Dashboard for African Farmers and Policymakers** > Submit a claim about GMO crops in English, Swahili, or Sheng — get a clear, evidence-backed verdict in seconds. --- ## Dashboard Preview *Multilingual chat interface — accepts claims in English, Swahili, and Sheng* *Structured verdict with confidence score, Swahili explanation, sources, and related knowledge base entries* --- ## The Problem GMO misinformation is a major barrier to food security in Kenya and East Africa. A 2023 study found that **40% of Kenyan media coverage** on GMOs contained unchallenged negative misinformation. Farmers, extension officers, and policymakers lack a fast, reliable, multilingual tool to verify claims they encounter daily. AgroInfoShield closes that gap. --- ## What It Does A user submits a claim or question in any language. The system: 1. **Detects the language** — English, Swahili, or Sheng automatically 2. **Retrieves evidence** — FAISS semantic search finds the most relevant entries in the verified knowledge base 3. **Generates a verdict** — Groq LLM (Llama 3.3 70B) returns a structured response grounded in retrieved evidence 4. **Returns a clear result** — Myth / Fact / Partially True with explanation, confidence score, and cited sources --- ## Example Queries | Language | Input | Verdict | |----------|-------|---------| | English | `Are GMO crops safe for human consumption?` | ✅ Fact | | Swahili | `Je, mazao ya GMO ni salama kula?` | ✅ Fact (in Swahili) | | Sheng | `Hiyo GMO ni poa ama ni poison?` | ❌ Myth | | Mixed | `gmo inacause cancer kweli?` | ❌ Myth (in Swahili) | --- ## Target Users | User | Language | Use Case | |------|----------|----------| | Smallholder farmers | Swahili / Sheng | Verify claims from social media | | Agricultural extension officers | Swahili / English | Farmer education | | County agricultural officers | English / Swahili | Policy-grounded responses | | Policymakers and researc …