EcoPro - Fertilizer Marketplace

📝 Project Overview

EcoPro is a dynamic marketplace where farmers can sell organic fertilizers to a broad audience, promoting sustainable agriculture practices. In addition to the marketplace, EcoPro provides a pest and disease detection system for plants, enabling users to identify potential issues based on images they upload. The platform also features a community section, allowing users to share and read articles related to agriculture, sustainability, and organic farming.

🌟 Features

1. Fertilizer Marketplace

• Farmers can list and sell organic fertilizers.
• Buyers can browse through listings and purchase fertilizers suited to their needs.

2. Pest and Disease Detection System

• Users can upload images of plants to detect potential diseases or pests.
• The system predicts the disease or pest based on the image data.
• Validation: Uploaded images are processed and tagged to ensure they are related to crops or plants, preventing unrelated images from being submitted.

3. Community Section

• Users can post articles about farming practices, pest control, organic fertilizers, and more.
• All users can read and engage with the articles.

🛠️ Technology Stack

Frontend

• React.js with Vite for fast build times and efficient development.
• React-Redux for global state management across the application.

Backend

• Node.js with Express.js for server-side logic.
• MongoDB as the NoSQL database.

Security

• JWT (JSON Web Tokens) for user authentication and session management.
• Crypto and bcrypt for secure password hashing and encryption.

🚀 Installation

Prerequisites

• Node.js and npm installed
• MongoDB instance running

Steps to Install

1. Clone the Repository

   git clone https://github.com/yourusername/ecopro.git
   cd ecopro

2. Install Backend Dependencies

   cd backend
   npm install

3. Install Frontend Dependencies

   cd ../frontend
   npm install

4. Run the Application

   • Backend:

     cd backend
     npm start

   • Frontend:

     cd ../frontend
     npm run dev

💡 Usage

• Marketplace: Navigate to the marketplace to view and purchase fertilizers.
• Pest and Disease Detection: Upload an image of your plant to get disease or pest predictions.
• Community Section: Read or post articles in the community forum.

🤝 Contributing

We welcome contributions! If you'd like to improve the project, feel free to fork the repository and submit a pull request.

📜 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.