Zero-Hunger-BD 🌾🇧🇩

Empowering Bangladesh to eliminate hunger, optimize surplus food distribution, and build resilient, sustainable agricultural supply chains.

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📌 Table of Contents

• Overview
• Key Features
• Target SDG Goals
• System Architecture & Workflow
• Tech Stack
• Installation & Setup
• Usage Guide
• API Documentation
• Contributing
• License
• Contact & Support

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📖 Overview

Zero-Hunger-BD is an open-source digital platform built to address food insecurity and food waste across Bangladesh. Aligning directly with United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 2 (Zero Hunger), this project serves as a bridge connecting food donors (restaurants, events, superstores, households) with NGOs, community kitchens, and local volunteers to redistribute surplus food efficiently before it spoils.

In addition to real-time food matching, Zero-Hunger-BD integrates localized agricultural insights, weather advisory tools, and food price tracking to help low-income households and local farmers manage food resources proactively.

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🚀 Key Features

🍲 1. Real-Time Surplus Food Redistribution

• Instant Alerts: Donors can quickly post excess edible food with item details, shelf life/expiry time, and location.
• Geofenced Matching: Automatically notifies nearest verified NGOs, shelters, and volunteers.
• Route Optimization: Integrated routing map to minimize pickup and delivery times.

📊 2. Food Security Dashboard & Analytics

• Market Price Tracker: Monitors daily essentials (rice, pulse, edible oil, vegetables) across major Bangladeshi regional markets (Karwan Bazar, Khatunganj, etc.).
• Hunger Hotspot Mapping: Geographic visualization highlighting vulnerable zones needing urgent intervention.
• Impact Metrics: Real-time metrics on meals served, kilograms of food saved, and carbon emissions prevented.

🚜 3. Agri-Tech Insights for Local Farmers

• Climate-Smart Farming Guidance: Weather-integrated crop recommendations tailored for flood and drought-prone regions (Haor, Coastal Belt, Barind Tract).
• Direct Marketplace: Reduces middleman exploitation by enabling direct connectivity between smallholder farmers and food distribution networks.

🔐 3. Trust & Quality Assurance

• Food Safety Checklists: Standardized safety guidelines for donors before food release.
• Verification System: Multi-tier verification for registered NGOs and volunteer networks.
• Rating & Feedback: Two-way feedback system between donors and receivers to maintain quality and accountability.

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🎯 Target SDG Goals

SDG Goal	Objective	Implementation in Zero-Hunger-BD
SDG 2: Zero Hunger	End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition	Core redistribution platform & localized food access tracking
SDG 12: Responsible Consumption	Halve global per capita food waste by 2030	Diverting surplus edible food from landfills
SDG 13: Climate Action	Combat climate change and its impacts	Reducing methane emissions caused by decomposing organic food waste

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🏗️ System Architecture & Workflow

[ Food Donors ] ------(Post Surplus Food)------> [ Zero-Hunger-BD Engine ]
(Restaurants, Events)                                    |
                                                         v
                                                [ Matching & Routing ]
                                                         |
                                        +----------------+----------------+
                                        |                                 |
                                        v                                 v
                                [ Verified NGOs ]                [ Local Volunteers ]
                                        |                                 |
                                        +----------------+----------------+
                                                         |
                                                         v
                                              [ Vulnerable Communities ]

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🛠️ Tech Stack

• Frontend: React.js / Next.js, Tailwind CSS
• Backend: Node.js / Express.js (or Python FastAPI/Django)
• Database: PostgreSQL / MongoDB (Spatial indexing for location matching)
• Maps & Location: Leaflet.js / OpenStreetMap API
• SMS/Notification Service: Twilio / Local SMS Gateways (SSL Wireless for Bangladesh BD numbers)
• Deployment: Docker, Vercel / Render / AWS

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⚡ Installation & Setup

Prerequisites

Ensure you have the following installed on your local system:

• Node.js (>= v18.0.0)
• Python (>= 3.8)
• Git
• PostgreSQL or MongoDB

1. Clone the Repository

git clone https://github.com/Anit0/Zero-Hunger-BD.git
cd Zero-Hunger-BD

2. Environment Configuration

Create a .env file in the root directory and configure the environment variables:

PORT=5000
DATABASE_URL=postgresql://user:password@localhost:5432/zerohunger_db
JWT_SECRET=your_jwt_secret_key
SMS_API_KEY=your_sms_gateway_api_key
MAPBOX_ACCESS_TOKEN=your_mapbox_token

3. Backend Setup

# Navigate to backend directory
cd backend

# Install dependencies
npm install

# Run database migrations
npm run db:migrate

# Start the development server
npm run dev

4. Frontend Setup

# Navigate to frontend directory
cd ../frontend

# Install dependencies
npm install

# Start development server
npm run dev

Visit http://localhost:3000 in your browser to view the application.

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📖 Usage Guide

1. For Donors:

   • Sign up as a Donor (Restaurant, Individual, Event Manager).
   • Click "Donate Food", specify food type, quantity, prepared date/time, and expiry estimation.
   • Set pickup location and confirm posting.

2. For NGOs & Volunteers:

   • Register and submit verification documents.
   • Receive push notifications or SMS alerts when food is posted nearby.
   • Accept the claim, view optimal navigation route, and mark as Delivered once distributed.

3. For Community Admins:

   • View analytics on total meals delivered, high-need zones, and system activity via the Admin Dashboard.

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📄 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

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🤝 Contributing

Contributions are what make the open-source community such an amazing place to learn, inspire, and create. Any contributions you make are greatly appreciated.

1. Fork the Project
2. Create your Feature Branch (git checkout -b feature/AmazingFeature)
3. Commit your Changes (git commit -m 'Add some AmazingFeature')
4. Push to the Branch (git push origin feature/AmazingFeature)
5. Open a Pull Request

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📞 Contact & Support

• Repository: GitHub - Anit0/Zero-Hunger-BD
• Project Lead: Anit (Anit0)
• Issues: Report bugs or feature requests on the Issues Page.

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Made with ❤️ for a hunger-free Bangladesh 🇧🇩