https://github.com/precise-goals/sprout

Farmers lack a simple platform that merges weather forecasts, yield history, and soil/water data to predict crop cycles and irrigation schedules. Current solutions are fragmented or paid, limiting accessibility.
https://github.com/precise-goals/sprout

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Farmers lack a simple platform that merges weather forecasts, yield history, and soil/water data to predict crop cycles and irrigation schedules. Current solutions are fragmented or paid, limiting accessibility.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/precise-goals/sprout
• Owner: Precise-Goals
• Created: 2025-09-24T04:50:15.000Z (7 months ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2025-09-24T05:41:42.000Z (7 months ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-09-24T07:25:43.497Z (7 months ago)
• Language: TypeScript
• Size: 66.4 KB
• Stars: 0
• Watchers: 0
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
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  • Readme: README.md

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# Structured Report: Sprout — Data-driven Crop & Irrigation Platform

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## 🔹 Problem

Farmers lack a simple platform that merges **weather forecasts**, **yield history**, and **soil/water data** to predict **crop cycles and irrigation schedules**. Current solutions are fragmented or paid, limiting accessibility.

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## 🔹 Solution

A **monolithic Next.js app** (with Leaflet maps + API routes) that:

- Collects weather + soil + historical yield data.

- Runs **rule-based models** (and ML later).

- Predicts crop cycles & irrigation schedules.

- Delivers guidance via **dashboard + SMS/email export**.

- Uses **free-tier APIs** and **open datasets** to remain cost-free initially.

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## 🔹 Techstack (Minimal)

- **Frontend/UI** → Next.js (monolithic app) + TailwindCSS.

- **Maps** → Leaflet.js (free + OSM tiles).

- **Database** → Supabase (free Postgres + Auth + Storage) or SQLite (self-hosted MVP).

- **APIs** → Next.js API routes (server-side logic).

- **ML/Models** → Rule-based irrigation engine inside Next.js API routes (optional Python FastAPI microservice later).

- **Notifications** → Email (free via Resend / Gmail SMTP), SMS (skip for MVP).

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## 🔹 Free APIs & Links

### 🌦 Weather APIs

- **Open-Meteo (Free, No API Key)** → Weather forecast & historical data. 🔗 [open-meteo.com](https://open-meteo.com/)

- **WeatherAPI (Free tier)** → More detailed forecasts. 🔗 [weatherapi.com](https://www.weatherapi.com/)

### 🌱 Soil & Crop Data

- **SoilGrids (ISRIC)** → Global soil properties. 🔗 [soilgrids.org](https://soilgrids.org/), API: [rest.soilgrids.org](https://rest.soilgrids.org/)

- **FAO AgroDataCube** → Open agri datasets. 🔗 [data.wur.nl](https://data.wur.nl/datasets/agrodatacube)

### 🛰 Remote Sensing (optional)

- **Sentinel Hub / EO Browser** → NDVI, crop health. 🔗 [sentinel-hub.com](https://www.sentinel-hub.com/explore/eobrowser/)

- **Google Earth Engine** → Free satellite analytics. 🔗 [earthengine.google.com](https://earthengine.google.com/)

### 📍 Maps / Geocoding

- **Leaflet.js** → Free map rendering. 🔗 [leafletjs.com](https://leafletjs.com/)

- **OpenStreetMap Tiles** → Base map. 🔗 [openstreetmap.org](https://www.openstreetmap.org/)

- **Nominatim** → Free geocoding. 🔗 [nominatim.org](https://nominatim.org/release-docs/develop/api/Search/)

### 📊 Market Prices (India)

- **Agmarknet** → Daily mandi prices. 🔗 [agmarknet.gov.in](https://agmarknet.gov.in/)

### 📤 Communication

- **Resend (Free Email API)** → Farmer reports. 🔗 [resend.com](https://resend.com/)

- **Gmail SMTP** → Free email via Gmail. Docs: [support.google.com](https://support.google.com/a/answer/176600?hl=en)

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## 🔹 Core Features (Monolithic Next.js MVP)

1. **Farmer Dashboard**

   - Leaflet map (draw/select farm location)

   - Weather forecast widget (Open-Meteo)

   - Soil profile (SoilGrids API)

2. **Crop Cycle Prediction**

   - Planting → Harvest timeline (crop type + weather)

   - Seasonal suitability suggestions

3. **Irrigation Scheduling**

   - Rule-based (crop coefficient + evapotranspiration)

   - Calendar of irrigation dates/amounts

4. **Yield History Upload**

   - CSV upload (Supabase Storage)

   - Visualize yield vs weather patterns

5. **Reports & Alerts**

   - Export irrigation/crop cycle plan as PDF

   - Email notifications (Resend/Gmail SMTP)

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## 🔹 External Innovative Features

1. Offline-first PWA for low connectivity areas

2. Geo-fencing alerts (flood, heatwave)

3. Community benchmarking (compare yields anonymously)

4. Open crop advisory dataset integration (FAO / ICAR)

5. Multilingual UI (Next.js i18n)

6. Simple ML model (train with uploaded yield history)

7. Satellite NDVI monitoring (Sentinel free tier)

8. Voice reports (TTS via browser / free Google TTS)

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## 🔹 Feasibility to Farmers

- **Free APIs** → no cost

- **Leaflet + OSM** → no map fees

- **Offline PWA + Email export** → works with poor connectivity

- **Low device requirements** → runs on cheap Android phones

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## 🔹 Conclusion

A **monolithic Next.js app** can provide actionable crop & irrigation insights using **free weather/soil APIs + Leaflet maps**. MVP focuses on **rule-based irrigation + crop cycle models**, with optional satellite, ML, and WhatsApp/multilingual features later.

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## Contributors

- Sarthak Patil - Core Fullstack Programmer

- Utkarsh Vidwat - Data and API Engineer

- Prathamesh Kolhe - ML Engineer