Agro-Direct Farmer to Consumer Digital Commerce Solution

ABSTRACT Agricultural supply chains often suffer from inefficiencies caused by fragmented market structures, limited digital access for small-scale farmers, and the presence of multiple intermediaries that reduce farmer revenue while increasing consumer costs. This paper presents Agro, a scalable web-based agricultural marketplace designed to facilitate direct farmer-to-consumer transactions through a secure and role-based digital platform. The system is implemented using a client–server architecture with RESTful APIs enabling reliable communication between the frontend and backend layers. Dedicated farmer and customer modules support product listing, inventory management, order placement, order validation, and transaction tracking. A relational database is employed to maintain data integrity for users, products, and orders, while authentication and authorization mechanisms enforce secure role-based access control. The platform integrates real-time stock verification and order status updates to ensure consistency and operational efficiency. Experimental evaluation indicates improvements in order processing time, pricing transparency, and system usability when compared to traditional intermediary-based distribution models. By eliminating middlemen, the proposed system reduces transaction overhead and enhances farmer profitability while increasing consumer trust. The modular and extensible design of Agro allows seamless integration of future enhancements, including digital payment gateways, logistics tracking, mobile application support, and data-driven analytics, thereby promoting sustainable and technology-driven agricultural commerce.