AGRITECHNO: A Development of a Revolutionized Farmer Assisted Agricultural Product Forecasting Mobile App System

Abstract

The agricultural sector in the Philippines is important in economic development. It helps supply crop products to the community and provides major employment in rural areas. But lately, the farmers are facing problems due to the low in price value of crops produced locally because of high importation from the neighboring Asian countries. Most farmers belong to the marginal sector of the community and sometimes given less importance in government support. Thus, the demand for food products escalates as the population increases. Another is the lifestyle and awareness of people which affect the food demand the consumer eats every day. The local market is mostly located in trading post areas and primarily serve as places where farmers can meet with traders to sell their products. This develops a potential market for domestic consumption to have a better quality of farm products produced delivered to them.The development of Agricultural Technology of Negros Occidental (AgriTechNo), an agricultural product forecasting system application helps the farmers in deciding where to market their product and assess the price value available in the market that is monitored in the trading post.