Farm to Market Link (Pi-app)
- Problem Statement:
Majority farmers and agri growers in Asia and Africa specifically, and in the rest of world generally, relies on brokers (third party or mediators) for selling their commodities to grocery markets, commercial units and manufacturing industries. All the profit and gains of the farmers fruit is exploited by these brokers who are the only source to link farmer produces with consumer market.
There can be many reasons but two are more significant in the emergence of the role of a broker or mediator in agri supply chain model since medieval ages. Besides the enormous 21st century explorations in IT and digitization world wide, still the farmers dependency on brokers is knit with limitations prevailed to farmers in primitive agri supply chain. The two significant reasons includes and are not limited to, 1). Farmers busy seasonal calendar i.e. lack of time to assess and access the consumer Market and 2). Farmers financial dependency on brokers who borrow them money in need and buy the farmer seasonal harvests in advance through barter agreement.
It thus gives advantages to brokers who monopolize the farmers produce, buy goods from farmers at low rates and gains two fold profits and domain in supply chain process i.e. farmer to broker and than broker to consumers market.
- Rationale of the Project:
I will try to illustrate the process of farmers, broker and market chain for the peers understanding. I tend to rationalize the very deserved role of Farm To Market Link Pi app for overcoming the exploitative role of physical broker in the era of IT and digital sophistication.
De Facto, the brokers are the actual holders of the farmers produces even before harvest. They monopolize and declares the rates of per kg harvest on daily basis, for instance the rate of buying 5 kg potato from the farmer is declared 1 USD, so all the potatos from the local market is accumulated at 1 USD per 5 Kg. At the end those potato bought at 1 USD are sold in consumer market at 3.5 USD per 5 Kg. The difference is ultimately 2.5 USD increase in 5 Kg Potato which is 250 percent increase in rate of commodity bought from farmer in field. However, the shop keeper/ grocer also plans to keep more than 20 percent profit which comes to be 0.75 USD in 5 kg Unit of potato. Whereas, 0.25 USD are supposed to be spend as services cost i.e. handling, management, storage and transportation of 5 Kg potato basket from Farm to consumer market. Still 1.50 USD gains for the broker is left per 5 Kg potato basket which can be credited to farmers and households consumer benefits through Farm to Market Link Pi app.
The need for brokers working as a link between farmer and consumer market and exploiting the economy is due to farmers in accessibility to the services and consumer market and lack of sufficient time to assess demand and supply sites. Moreover, farmers are also financially dependent on brokers, as these brokers provide short term loans, seeds, fertilizers and pesticides to farmers on seasonal bases and have agreement with farmer to sell them their harvests in barter.
It is a potential and thoughtful proposal for the consideration @ Pi core team to shortlist the proposal for the developing of “Farm to Market Link App” on Brainstorm Pi app for the review of pioneers, developer and technical peers. The model Pi app will enable local farmers/producers, services providers and the consumers to conveniently access through built in Pi-app, taking the role as link or channel for the selling and buying of agricultural based services, goods and commodities in domestic, local, national and international market.
In nutshell, the ” Farm to Market Link App” will give avenue to different prospect of online business and barter system between different categories of farmers, service and goods providers, as well as consumers.
Expected Utilization Scope of “Farm to Market Link App”
As per the reports of UNFAO, more than 60 percent of world population survival relies on agriculture. Further the reports of cropLife International unveils that more than 1 billion people works in agriculture sector and are contributing 2.4 trillion USD to global economy. Thus the extracts from above research and statistical analysis given from accredited organization, we can expect more than one billion user of “Farm to Market Link App” registered under farmer, consumer and barter (exchange of goods and services) categories. It can also give potential avenue to stakeholders for doing business in Pi currency with ease to everybody, farmers, consumers, services and goods suppliers.
I am optimist the proposed app can be a kick off application in an ecosystem and proved fruitful and beneficial for farmers, consumers, goods industries and common people. The idea is comprehensive and seems not to be restricted within limits and can be manipulated till grass root and household level.
This is only an idea, if workable and found feasible for the good of global community, than detailed concept will be shared as per further feedback and Pi core team guidance.
农场到市场链接（Pi应用程序）
1.问题陈述：
在亚洲和非洲，特别是在世界其他地区，大多数农民和农业种植者依靠经纪人（第三方或调解人）向杂货市场、商业单位和制造业销售商品。农民水果的所有利润和收益都被这些经纪人利用，他们是连接农民产品和消费市场的唯一来源
有很多原因，但有两个更重要的是，自中世纪以来，在农业供应链模式中的经纪人或调解人的作用的出现。除了21世纪世界范围内信息技术和数字化的巨大探索外，农民对经纪人的依赖性与原始农业供应链中农民普遍存在的局限性密不可分。这两个重要原因包括但不限于：1）。农场主忙于季节性日历，即缺乏评估和进入消费市场的时间；2）。农民的经济依赖于经纪人，经纪人在需要时向他们借钱，并通过易货协议提前购买农民的季节性收成
因此，在供应链过程中，垄断农户生产、低价向农户购买商品的中间商，即农户到中间商、中间商到消费者市场，获得了双倍的利润和领域。
2.项目基本原理：
笔者将试图通过对农户、经纪人和市场链的过程进行说明，供同行了解。我倾向于合理化农场到市场的链接Pi应用程序的非常应得的作用，以克服物理经纪人在IT和数字时代的剥削作用。
事实上，甚至在收获前，经纪人就是农民产品的实际持有者。他们垄断并宣布每天每公斤的收获率，例如从农民那里购买5公斤土豆的价格是1美元，因此所有从当地市场购买的土豆都是每5公斤1美元。最后，以1美元购买的马铃薯在消费市场上以每5公斤3.5美元的价格出售。最终，5公斤土豆的价格上涨了2.5美元，从农民手中购买的商品价格上涨了250%。然而，店主/杂货商也计划保持20%以上的利润，即每公斤土豆0.75美元。然而，0.25美元应作为服务成本支出，即处理、管理、储存和运输5公斤土豆篮从农场到消费市场。经纪人每5公斤土豆篮子仍有1.50美元的收益，可通过农场到市场链接Pi应用程序记入农民和家庭消费者利益。
经纪人需要在农民和消费市场之间发挥联系作用，开发经济，这是因为农民无法获得服务和消费市场，而且没有足够的时间评估需求和供应地点。此外，农民在经济上也依赖经纪人，因为这些经纪人按季节向农民提供短期贷款、种子、肥料和农药，并与农民达成协议，以易货方式向他们出售收成
Pi核心团队在Brainstorm Pi应用程序上列出开发“农场到市场链接应用程序”的建议，供先驱者、开发人员和技术同行审查，这是一个有潜力和深思熟虑的建议。Pi模式应用程序将使当地农民/生产者、服务提供商和消费者能够通过内置的Pi应用程序方便地访问，作为在国内、当地、国家和国际市场上销售和购买农业服务、商品和商品的链接或渠道。
简而言之，“农场到市场链接应用程序”将为不同类别的农民、服务和商品提供商以及消费者之间的在线业务和易货系统提供不同前景的途径。
“农贸通App”预期使用范围
根据联合国粮农组织的报告，世界人口的60%以上依靠农业生存。此外，克罗普利夫国际的报告揭示，超过10亿人在农业部门工作，并为全球经济贡献了2.4万亿美元。因此，从上述研究和统计分析的摘录来自认证机构，我们可以预计超过10亿用户的“农场到市场链接应用程序”注册在农民，消费者和易货（商品和服务交换）类别。它还可以为利益相关者提供潜在的渠道，使他们能够轻松地以Pi货币开展业务，为每个人、农民、消费者、服务和商品供应商提供便利。
我是乐观主义者，提议的应用程序可以是生态系统中的一个启动应用程序，并证明对农民、消费者、商品行业和普通人来说是富有成效和有益的。这个想法是全面的，似乎不受限制，可以操纵到基层和家庭一级。
这只是一个想法，如果可行，并发现可行的全球社会的利益，比详细的概念将分享进一步的反馈和Pi核心团队的指导。
点评：这确实应该是一个利于农民的公益项目。