AgroVestOfficial

AgroVest

Empowering African Agriculture Through Blockchain Investment & Commerce

Unlocking the $65 billion potential of African agriculture through trust, transparency, and accessibility of blockchain technology.

🌍 The Problem

African agriculture employs over 60% of the continent's workforce, yet farmers face systemic barriers:

No access to capital — less than 3% of commercial lending goes to agriculture
No market access — middlemen capture 40–60% of final prices
No proof of ownership — land tenure disputes block loans and insurance
Zero supply chain transparency — no way to verify product origin or practices

💡 The Solution

AgroVest is a blockchain-powered platform on Stellar Soroban that connects African farmers directly with global investors and consumers through four integrated pillars:

 ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
 │                       AgroVest Platform                         │
 ├────────────────┬────────────────┬────────────────┬──────────────┤
 │  🌾 Farm       │  💰 Investment │  🔒 Escrow     │  🗳️ DAO      │
 │  Marketplace   │  Platform      │  Protection    │  Governance  │
 │                │                │                │              │
 │ • Farm reg.    │ • Campaigns    │ • Hold funds   │ • Proposals  │
 │ • Products     │ • Invest XFI   │ • Delivery     │ • Voting     │
 │ • Cart         │ • Time-locks   │ • Disputes     │ • Delegation │
 │ • Reviews      │ • Claim        │ • Resolution   │ • Challenges │
 └────────────────┴────────────────┴────────────────┴──────────────┘
                            │
           ┌────────────────┴────────────────┐
           │   Stellar Soroban Smart Contracts │
           │     (Rust · WASM · Low Fees)      │
           └──────────────────────────────────┘

📦 Repositories

Repository	Description	Language	Status
`AgroVest-Contract`	Stellar Soroban smart contracts — Farm, Investment, Escrow, DAO	Rust	✅ Testnet
`AgroVest-Backend`	REST API server — Axum, PostgreSQL, Redis, JWT auth	Rust	✅ Testnet
`AgroVest-Frontend`	Web app — Next.js 14, TypeScript, Tailwind, Stellar SDK	TypeScript	✅ Testnet

🏗️ Architecture

┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│                     CLIENT LAYER                          │
│  Next.js 14 · TypeScript · Tailwind · shadcn/ui          │
│  Stellar SDK · Freighter Wallet · Pinata IPFS             │
├──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│                    BACKEND LAYER                           │
│  Axum 0.7 · PostgreSQL 16 · Redis 7                      │
│  JWT Auth (Ed25519) · Event Indexer                       │
├──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│                   BLOCKCHAIN LAYER                        │
│  Stellar Soroban · 4 Contracts (Rust/WASM)               │
│  AVT Token (Stellar Asset Contract)                       │
└──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

Data Flow:

Writes → Frontend → Wallet (signs tx) → Soroban contracts (on-chain state)
Reads → Frontend → Backend API → PostgreSQL (indexed from chain events)
Files → Frontend → Pinata IPFS → CID stored on-chain & in DB

✨ Key Features

Feature	Description
🌾 Farm Marketplace	Farmers list and sell agricultural products directly — no middlemen
💰 Farm Investment	Anyone worldwide can invest in farm operations with time-locked funding
🔒 Escrow Protection	Every transaction protected by smart contract escrow with dispute resolution
🗳️ DAO Governance	Token holders vote on platform decisions with anti-whale weighting
🔐 Wallet Abstraction	Email, social login, or crypto wallet via Freighter
📸 IPFS Storage	Decentralized image hosting via Pinata
⚡ Low Fees	Stellar's ~$0.00001 per transaction
🌍 African-First	Built for the continent's 33M+ smallholder farmers

🚀 Getting Started

Each repository is independent — see its own README for setup instructions.

Smart Contracts

git clone https://github.com/AgroVestOfficial/AgroVest-Contract.git
cd AgroVest-Contract
soroban contract build    # Build all 4 contracts
cargo test --workspace    # Run 22 tests

Backend

git clone https://github.com/AgroVestOfficial/AgroVest-Backend.git
cd AgroVest-Backend
docker-compose up -d postgres redis
cp .env.example .env
cargo run                  # Starts on :8080

Frontend

git clone https://github.com/AgroVestOfficial/AgroVest-Frontend.git
cd AgroVest-Frontend
npm install
cp .env.example .env.local
npm run dev                # Starts on :3000