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FarmLink Protocol

Open Agricultural Commerce Infrastructure Built on Stellar

FarmLink Protocol is an open-source platform that connects farmers, buyers, and logistics providers through a transparent agricultural marketplace powered by the Stellar network.

Our mission is to reduce friction in agricultural trade by providing trusted payments, transparent transactions, logistics coordination, and produce traceability for emerging economies.


Problem

Agricultural supply chains remain highly fragmented.

Farmers often struggle to:

  • Reach verified buyers
  • Receive timely payments
  • Access broader markets
  • Coordinate transportation

Buyers face challenges including:

  • Limited visibility into produce availability
  • Unverified suppliers
  • Lack of transparency
  • Payment risks

Transporters often operate without access to a centralized marketplace for delivery opportunities.

These inefficiencies increase costs, create trust issues, and limit economic growth across agricultural communities.


Solution

FarmLink Protocol provides a digital infrastructure layer that enables:

  • Farmer-to-buyer marketplaces
  • Produce discovery
  • Logistics coordination
  • Escrow-based payments
  • Agricultural supply chain tracking
  • Digital reputation systems
  • Future decentralized agricultural finance services

Why Stellar

FarmLink is built on the Stellar ecosystem to leverage:

  • Fast transactions
  • Low transaction fees
  • Stablecoin support
  • Global accessibility
  • Smart contract capabilities through Soroban

Stellar enables secure and transparent financial interactions between agricultural stakeholders without requiring expensive intermediaries.


Core Features

Marketplace

  • Create produce listings
  • Browse available products
  • Advanced search and filtering
  • Buyer-seller matching

Farmer Dashboard

  • Manage listings
  • Track orders
  • Monitor sales performance
  • View analytics

Buyer Dashboard

  • Discover produce
  • Place orders
  • Manage purchases
  • Track transactions

Logistics Module

  • Delivery management
  • Transporter onboarding
  • Shipment tracking
  • Route coordination

Escrow Payments

Powered by Stellar and Soroban.

Workflow:

Buyer Funds Escrow

Produce Delivered

Buyer Confirms Delivery

Funds Released To Farmer


Future Roadmap

Phase 1

Marketplace Infrastructure

  • User authentication
  • Produce listings
  • Order management
  • Logistics onboarding

Phase 2

Stellar Integration

  • Wallet connectivity
  • USDC payments
  • Escrow architecture
  • Transaction tracking

Phase 3

Supply Chain Traceability

  • Produce provenance
  • QR verification
  • Shipment history
  • Warehouse records

Phase 4

Agricultural Financial Services

  • Credit scoring
  • Lending infrastructure
  • Insurance integrations
  • Farmer reputation systems

Architecture

Monorepo Structure

apps/

  • web
  • api

packages/

  • ui
  • database
  • blockchain
  • types
  • config

contracts/

  • escrow

docs/

  • architecture
  • blockchain
  • contributor-guides

Technology Stack

Frontend

  • Next.js 15
  • React 19
  • TypeScript
  • Tailwind CSS v4
  • shadcn/ui
  • Motion
  • TanStack Query

Backend

  • NestJS
  • PostgreSQL
  • Prisma ORM
  • Redis
  • BullMQ

Blockchain

  • Stellar SDK
  • Soroban Smart Contracts
  • Freighter Wallet

Infrastructure

  • Docker
  • GitHub Actions
  • Vercel
  • Railway

Open Source

FarmLink Protocol is designed as a community-driven open-source project.

We welcome:

  • Frontend Developers
  • Backend Developers
  • Blockchain Developers
  • DevOps Engineers
  • UI/UX Designers
  • Technical Writers

Contributions of all sizes are welcome.

See CONTRIBUTING.md for details.


Project Vision

We believe agricultural commerce should be:

  • Transparent
  • Accessible
  • Efficient
  • Inclusive

FarmLink Protocol aims to become the open infrastructure layer for agricultural trade across emerging markets.


Status

Current Stage:

Early Development / MVP

Seeking Contributors:

Yes

Open Source:

Yes

License:

MIT


Join the Mission

Help us build the future of agricultural commerce infrastructure on Stellar.

npm run dev -w web

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