Agric_Invest Platform

Agric_Invest Platform is an innovative agritech platform that empowers a community of forward-thinking individuals and empowering farmers across Africa to transform agriculture through micro-investments. This platform fosters sustainable farming practices, promising profitable returns while driving positive impact in agriculture.

Problem and Solution

Problem: Small-scale farmers in Africa often lack access to sufficient funds to invest in their agricultural projects, leading to limited growth and productivity in the agricultural sector.

Solution: Agric_Invest Platform bridges the gap by allowing individuals to make micro-investments in agricultural projects. This provides farmers with the necessary funds to expand and enhance their farming operations, ultimately leading to increased agricultural productivity and economic growth.

Cross-Border Payments

Agric_Invest Platform makes it easy for individuals from accross the world to invest in agricultural projects in any African country. This facilitates cross-border investments and promotes regional collaboration in agriculture.

Table of Contents

• Getting Started
  • Prerequisites
  • Installation
• Usage
• GitHub Repository
• Contributing
• License

Getting Started

These instructions will help you set up and run the Agric_invest Platform Rails application on your local development environment.

Prerequisites

Make sure you have the following software installed on your system:

• Ruby (version >= 2.6.0)
• Ruby on Rails (version >= 7.0)
• PostgreSQL (for the database)

Installation

1. Clone the repository to your local machine:

   git clone [email protected]:G-vans/Agric_invest.git

2. Navigate to the project directory:

   cd Agric_invest

3. Install the required gems:

   bundle install

4. Create and configure the database:

   rails db:create
   rails db:migrate
   rails db:seed

5. Start the Rails server:

   rails server

6. Open your web browser and visit http://localhost:3000 to access the Platform application.

Usage

Agric_invest Platform provides a user-friendly interface for investors to view and participate in agricultural projects. Users can browse available projects, make investments, and track their investment portfolio. Farmers can submit project proposals, be onboarded onto the platform and receive funding from investors.

To use the platform as an Investor:

1. Browse through the various verified projects
2. Identify a project of interest and thoroughly go through the information given.
3. When satisfied, initiate a PAYMENT REQUEST via Chimoney and complete the payment.
4. Wait for regular SMS updates on the milestones of the projects.
5. After the duration of the project, Agric_invest platform would send out PAYOUTS to the investors of different projects depending on how they invested.

GitHub Repository

You can find the project's source code on GitHub: GitHub Repository

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! If you would like to contribute to the Platform, please follow these guidelines:

1. Fork the repository.
2. Create a new branch for your feature or bug fix.
3. Make your changes and write tests if applicable.
4. Push your changes to your fork.
5. Submit a pull request to the main repository.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.