Agri Marketplace: Farm to Buyer
A sample engagement for a marketplace that connects farmer cooperatives with wholesale buyers. It covers listings and price discovery, order tracking, and a driver app for the final delivery leg, designed for patchy rural connectivity.
3 Apps
Buyer, Co-op, Driver
Live
Order Tracking
Low-Bandwidth
Design
Illustrative
Figures
Challenge & Scope
Requirements
Let cooperatives list produce with grades, quantities and prices
Give buyers transparent prices and reliable order status
Coordinate drivers for pickup and last-mile delivery
Work on low-end phones and slow rural networks
Strategic Objectives
Shorten the path from farm to buyer with a marketplace that is simple enough for cooperatives and reliable enough for wholesalers.
Key Deliverables
Technical Execution
Shared Domain Core
A Django core models produce, lots, orders and deliveries once, and serves all three apps through a versioned API.
Lightweight Mobile Apps
Flutter apps cache data locally and send small payloads, so they stay usable on slow connections.
Delivery Coordination
Pickups are grouped by route and drivers confirm each step with photos and signatures.
Technical Stack
Backend
Django
Python
PostgreSQL
Mobile
Flutter
Firebase
Frontend
Next.js
Tailwind CSS
Infrastructure
Docker
DigitalOcean
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Features & Outcomes
Price Discovery
Recent prices by grade and region help both sides agree faster.
Order Tracking
Every order moves through clear, visible steps.
Driver App
Route lists, proof of delivery and simple payouts.
Client Benefits
A team that designs for real-world connectivity in Ethiopia
Field research with cooperatives before building screens
Mobile money ready payment flows
Incremental launches that start with one region
Strategic Outcomes
Target: more transparent pricing for cooperatives
Designed to reduce failed or late deliveries
Buyers see order status without phone calls
A platform that can expand to new regions and crops
System Interfaces
Project Team
Tech Lead
Backend Architect
Marketplace domain & API design
Engineer
Mobile Engineer
Cooperative and driver apps
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