Coconut Bidding Application
1,2,3,4Students, Department of Computer Science & Engineering, AMC Engineering College, Bengaluru, India
5Asst. Professor, Department of Computer Science & Engineering, AMC Engineering College, Bengaluru, India
6Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science & Engineering, AMC Engineering College, Bengaluru, India ***
Abstract - Coconut Bidding Application is a web based application, in which farmer can sell the coconut products(coconut, dry coconut, tender coconut). It is more efficient way for buying and selling coconut products rather than traditional method. It is developed with the objective of making the Bidding system reliable, easier and faster. The objective of the Coconut Bidding Application is that the user can have better choice for their investment. Also it is time saving and through this system consumers can bid for the coconut product, thus eradicating middle man and benefiting both farmers and consumers. In this Application we have introduced a system to sell and buy coconut products basedon bidding. The web application will allow the real-time bidding to sell the coconut product tothehighestbidperson.Consumer must have a valid username and password to login to the system. In this the admin will have complete control over the application. The buyer can select the coconut product and bid accordingly. The bidding will have a specific time duration, which will be set by the farmer. At the end of time limit, produce will be sold to the highest bidder. Our main aim is to provide a software environment for farmerstogainmaximum profit. The consumers will also get a good quality coconut products.
Key Words: MERN, Consumer, Web Application, Realtime bidding, Transparency
1. INTRODUCTION
India's economy is based on agriculture, yet despite this, manyfarmersconfrontavarietyofchallenges,includinglow pricesforthegoodstheyproduceandalackofappropriate channelsforsellingtheirgoods
CoconutisanimportantcropinIndiaandisgrown across thecountry,withthemajorproductioncenterslocatedinthe coastal regions of Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh,andWestBengal.Indiaisthethird-largestproducer ofcoconutsintheworld,afterIndonesiaandthePhilippines, andproducesaround22billioncoconutsannually.Keralais the leading coconut producing state in India, followed by Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. The state of Kerala alone produces around 45% of the total coconut production in India.ThemainvarietiesofcoconutsgrowninIndiaareTall, Dwarf,andHybridvarieties.
CoconutproductioninIndiaisprimarilydonebysmalland marginal farmers, with about 90% of coconut plantations
being owned by farmers who own less than 2 hectares of land.Thecropismainlygrownforitstendercoconutwater, copra,coconutoil,andcoconutshellproducts.
Eventhoughindiaisoneofthelargestproducersofcoconut, theyimportcoconutfromothercountriesinordertomeet the demand. According to the data from the Ministry of CommerceandIndustry,GovernmentofIndia,theimportsof coconuts and coconut products in India have been fluctuating in recent years. In the financial year 2019-20, Indiaimported12,409metrictonsofcoconutsandcoconut products,whichwasasignificantincreasefromtheprevious year. The failure to give farmers who grow coconuts the correctcompensationisoneofthecausesoftheimport.Asa result, this will deter farmers and lower the quality and output of coconut products. The existence of the intermediary,whopurchasesthecoconutfromthefarmerat areducedpriceandsellsittotheconsumeratahigherprice, isthesecondfactorcontributingtothedecreaseincoconut production.
Toovercometheaboveproblem, wearetryingtobuildan centralized platform where consumers and farmers can interact directly and negotiate prices in real-time. By streamliningtheprocessofbuyingandsellingcoconuts,the application aims to increase efficiency, reduce costs, and improve transparency. The application will help both the farmer and the consumer where the consumer can save moneyandthefarmerwillgetextraprofitthathedeserved.
1.2 Objective
Our main objective of this web application is to connect farmersandconsumersdirectlyandtoprovideafairpriceto bothfarmersandtheconsumers.Thegoalofthisprojectis:
To streamline the process of buying and selling coconutsbyprovidingacentralizedplatformwhere consumersandfarmerscaninteractandnegotiate pricesinreal-time.
To increase efficiency and reduce costs in the coconutbiddingprocessbyeliminatingtheneedfor intermediaries and simplifying the negotiation process.
Toimprovetransparencyandfairnessinthecoconut bidding process by providing a clear and accurate recordofallbids.
To ensure that coconuts are sold at a fair price by allowingmultipleconsumerstocompeteforeachbid and ensuring thatsellersreceive the best possible offer.
2. EXISTING SYSTEM
NowinadevelopingcountrylikeIndia,thefarmerssell theircoconutproductsinatraditionalway,amanualway whichisasgivenbelow:
Farmerhasproducts
Middlemen/Intermediarybuysitfromthefarmer
Middlemen/Intermediarysellsittothewholesaler ortheconsumer
Inthistraditionalbuyingandsellingsystem,themiddleman alwaysbuythecoconutproductsfromthefarmeratavery low price and sell it directly to the wholesaler or the consumer far higher than the buying price. The most shocking thing in this is that the middlemen don't own anything,neitherthefarminglandnorthestockbuttheyget largerpartoftheprice.Theyarenotworriedaboutthehard work of the farmer or the business risk of a wholesaler/consumer. Without anything he gets the most benefit.
3. LITERATURE SURVEY
Manyresearchpapershavebewrittenandpublishedonthe subject over the course of preceding few years. All the papershavetheirownadvantagesanddisadvantages.
[1]E-ConnectKisan:AnEcommerceApplicationforfarmers
AUTHORS:DananiMeet,JadavSaisha,Dave
Thispaperhighlightsthelackoftechnologicaladoptioninthe agriculturalsectorinIndia,andhowthishasledtoalackof awareness of government agricultural schemes and information among rural farmers. The authors propose a solution in the form of a mobile application that provides detailsoftheseschemesandinformationinlocallanguages suchasEnglishandMarathi.Theapplicationwouldenable farmerstoaccessinformationmoreeasilyandconveniently, thusempoweringthemtomakebetterdecisionsandimprove theiragriculturalpractices.Additionally,thepaperdiscusses howtheuseoftechnologycanhelpfarmersselltheirproduce directlytocustomers,bypassingmiddlemenandincreasing theirprofits
[2]AgroBidding-ASmartDynamicSystemforEnhancement ofFarmer'sLife
AUTHORS: Nalinipriya G, Sangeetha R, Saniya K, Sri DhanusiyaNavarathS.
Onlineauctionsystemisawebbasedapplication,inwhich sellercansellthegoods.Itisdevelopedwiththeobjectiveof
makingituserfriendlyandeasier.Themainaimisthatthe user can have better choice for their investment. The application allows consumer to quote their price for the produce,eradicatingthemiddleman.TheApplicationallows farmertochoosetheconsumerofchoicebasedontheprice.
[3]FarmBid:ABiddingE-commercePlatformtoProvideFresh ProducesfromFarmers
AUTHORS: Aloysius, Chiong Zhen Quan, Khairunnisa binti Sufian,NgSingWoei,LaiLiYing
This paper discusses the challenges faced by farmers in Malaysia,includingtheinfluenceoflargeagribusinessfirms andtheexistenceofmiddlemeninthesupplychain,which canleadtoexploitationandreducedprofitsforfarmers.The authors propose a solution in the form of a biddingintegratede-commerceplatformcalledFarmBid.Theplatform allows farmers to directly negotiate with buyers, which increasestheirbargainingpowerandhelpsthemearnmore income.Thepaperpresentsresultsfromfieldworkconducted withbuyersandsellers,whichshowthatbothpartiesprefer directpurchasesfrom farmersand a standardized delivery service. The authors conclude that the introduction of FarmBid can improve the quality of farmers’ lives by increasing their income and reducing their reliance on intermediaries.
4. SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE
The users must register and then login to the application. Whileregisteringtheusermustprovidevalidaadharcard number and email. An authentication mechanism is the Aadhar number. Once a valid username and password is obtained, user can login to the application and perform different operations like adding products, bidding on the products, viewing the real time bidding, complaining on users
5. METHODOLOGY
Followingarethebasicmodulesintheproject:
Userregistration:
This module allows farmers and consumers to register themselvesbyprovidingtheirdetails,whichareusedtosell orbuythecoconutproductsinthebidding.Adminhasallthe todeletetheaccountifanyuserscomplaintontheaccount.
Wallet:
This module allows consumers to put down a security depositbeforethebiddingprocessbegins.Oncethebidding isfinished,thedepositisreturnedtoallparticipantsexcept forthehighestbidder,whomustpaytheremainingamount inordertoobtaintheproduct.Thepurposeofthismoduleis toensurethatallconsumersarecommittedtothebidding process.
Sell:
Thepurposeofthismoduleistoenablefarmerstoconduct real time bidding for their coconut products. It includes a addproductdetailformthatallowsfarmerstoinputvarious detailsabouttheircoconutproducts,includingthecategory, baseprice,quantityandstartandendtimeofthebid.Italso includes a feature for uploading images of the coconut productsandsettingastartdateandenddateofthebidding. Thismoduleprovidesaconvenientplatformforfarmersto puttheircoconutproductsandengageinrealtimebidding withconsumerswhoareinterested
Buy:
Thismoduleallowsuserstoviewthecoconutproductsthey have bid on in an bidding, as well as the current status of those bids. It provides a complete details of the other consumersinvolvedinthebiddingprocessandallowsthem to track their progress in getting the desired coconut product. This feature is very useful for keeping track of multiplebidsandensuringthattheconsumerisup-to-date onthestatusoftheirbids.
Newproducts:
Thismoduleallowsconsumerstoviewtheavailablecoconut productforbiddingandparticipateinthebiddingprocessby submittingabidforthecoconutproduct.Toplaceabid,the consumermustspecifytheamountgreaterthanthecurrent bid amount. Through this module, consumers have the opportunityto getthecoconut products in the bidding by submittingcompetitivebids.
Soldproducts:
This module allows users to view a list of items that have alreadybeensoldinthebidding,alongwiththecurrentbid
amount for each item. This feature provides users with a summary of the bidding progress and allows them to see which items have already been taken by other bidders. It alsoallowsuserstogettoknowthelevelofcompetitionfor certaincoconutproductandgetasenseofhowmuchthey may need to bid in order to successfully get the desired coconutproduct
5.1 Functionalities
AdminFunction:
1) Viewtherealtimebidding
2) Removeusersbasedoncomplaints
3) Contacttheconsumeroncebiddingisdone
FarmerFunction:
1) Addcoconutproductdetails
2) Viewtherealtimebiddinggoingonhisproducts
3) Complainontheconsumer
ConsumerFunctions:
1) Getdetailsofcoconutproduct
2) Bidontheproduct
3) Complainonthefarmer
6. RESULT
TheapplicationiscreatedusingtheMERNStack.Real-time biddingismadepossibleusingwebsocketprogramming,or socket.IO. Without the use of an intermediary, the farmer andtheconsumermaycommunicatedirectly.Transparency and fair pricing for the purchase and sale of coconut productswillbeprovidedthroughtheapplication.Afterthe farmerhassubmittedtheproduct'sspecificationsandbase price,customerscanplacebidsonthecoconutproductthey want. The highest bidder will be given the opportunity to purchasethecoconutproduct.
Figure 2 shows how to login using a valid username and password.Ifauserisnotalreadyregistered,theycandoso byprovidingallthenecessaryinformation.
Figure3showsallthefieldsrequiredtobefilledinorderto registerandlogintotheapplication.Theaadharnumberacts asanautenticityanditsautenticityis checkedusingaadharvalidatorlibrary.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
We would like to thank prof. Veena Bhat for sharing her insightfulobservationsthroughoutthequalitativeresearch
REFERENCES
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Theadminpageisdepicted inFigure4.The application is entirelywithintheadmin'scontrol.Thedashboardprovides accesstouserswhohaveregistered,productsthatfarmers have added, and complaints that both farmers and consumershavesent.
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7. CONCLUSION
Thecoconutbiddingapplicationisanewtoolthataimsto streamline the process of buying and selling coconuts by providing a centralized platform where consumers and farmerscaninteractandnegotiatepricesinreal-time.The application has several key benefits, including increased efficiency, reduced costs, improved transparency, and fair pricing.Movingforward,webelievethatthereissignificant potentialforthecoconutbiddingapplicationtobeexpanded andcustomizedforuseinothercountrieswithlargecoconut industries.
