Farmrice System Design: Empowering Local Farmers and Home-Grown Rice in the Market
This study presents the Farmerice system, a comprehensive platform designed to address the challenges faced by the local farmer in the Philippine rice market today. The purpose of this paper is to help the farmers and get to sale the different variety of rice in profitable way. The system empowers consumers by providing detailed information on rice varieties, harvesting schedules, quality metrics, and the specific fertilizers used during cultivation. This transparency enhances consumer decision-making and supports local farmers in promoting their products at competitive prices, ensuring they remain competitive in the line of imported products. In the current business world today, when internet of things (loT) is applied everywhere, we also unified and embrace the modernization and advancement of technology in our everyday lives. Despite of being advance in mechanism in enterprise and economy there are so many places in our nation that are left behind in terms of technology. One of those is small farmers in different community that cannot cope up to the speed of the economic progress. Philippine local farmers encounter challenges in rice marketing. Imported products flood the market, posing a threat to the livelihoods of local farmers who struggle to differentiate their products and command fair prices. The lack of transparency regarding varieties, cultivation practices, and quality standard funder hinders local farmers from effectively positioning their produce in the market. By analyzing literature to identify the most essential factor in the developing the solution, the researcher understands the market strength, weakness, opportunities, and threats may occur during the transaction process. The Farmerice system aims to address these challenges by providing consumers with detailed and real-time information about home grown produced of rice. By offering insights into rice varieties, days of harvesting, rice quality, and even the specific fertilizers used, the platform enables consumers to make informed choices that prioritize locally grown rice. This is not only creating more visible and accountable rice market but also contributes to the preservation of local farming traditions and the economic sustain ability of farming communities. This ecommerce solutions outline how the Farmerice system can empower local farmers to overcome marketing hurdles and enhance their competitive advantage. The project empathizes the importance of ensuring that local framers are not left behind in the market, promoting a fair and equitable agricultural ecosystem that support the growth of the Philippine rice industry.
Authors
- Eric Blancaflor (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7189-3040)
- Darwin Diego Dellosa
Institutions
- Mapúa University (PH)
Publication Details
- Published
- 2024-08-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1109/icste63875.2024.00021
- Primary Topic
- Agricultural Systems and Practices
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00