🌾 KrishiLink

A full-stack web application that connects farmers directly with buyers. Farmers can list their crops, and buyers can show interest in purchasing them.

🔗 Live Demo: https://endearing-bubblegum-6944b3.netlify.app/

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🚀 Features

• 🌱 Crop Listing & Details Farmers can post crops with images, price, quantity, location, and description.

• 🤝 Show Interest Buyers can send purchase requests with quantity and optional messages.

• ✅❌ Accept / Reject Interests Farmers can accept or reject incoming requests.

• 📌 My Interests Page Buyers can track all their requests (Pending, Accepted, Rejected).

• 🔐 Authentication Secure login using email/password or Google (via NextAuth).

• 📱 Responsive Design Mobile-friendly UI built with Tailwind CSS & DaisyUI.

• 🎬 Animations Smooth UI interactions using modern animation libraries.

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🛠️ Tech Stack

Frontend

• Next.js 16
• React 19
• Tailwind CSS
• DaisyUI
• React Icons
• Recharts (for data visualization)

Backend

• Node.js
• Express.js

Database

• MongoDB (Atlas)

Authentication

• NextAuth.js
• Firebase Admin SDK (for token verification if used)

Payment (Optional Feature)

• Stripe

Maps & Location

• React Leaflet / Mapbox (react-map-gl)

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📦 Installation

1. Clone the repository

git clone https://github.com/your-username/krishilink.git
cd krishilink

2. Install dependencies

npm install

3. Run development server

npm run dev

👉 Open http://localhost:3000 in your browser

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⚙️ Environment Variables

Create a .env.local file in the root:

MONGODB_URI=your_mongodb_connection_string
NEXTAUTH_SECRET=your_secret_key
NEXTAUTH_URL=http://localhost:3000

GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID=your_google_client_id
GOOGLE_CLIENT_SECRET=your_google_client_secret

STRIPE_SECRET_KEY=your_stripe_secret

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📁 Folder Structure

/app            → App router pages
/components     → Reusable UI components
/lib            → Database & utility functions
/models         → Mongoose schemas
/public         → Static assets
/styles         → Global styles

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📡 API Overview

Method	Endpoint	Description
GET	/api/crops	Get all crops
POST	/api/crops	Add new crop
POST	/api/interests	Send interest request
PATCH	/api/interests	Accept/Reject request

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🚀 Deployment

• Frontend: Netlify / Vercel
• Backend: Render / Railway / VPS

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🤝 Contributing

Contributions are welcome!

1. Fork the repo
2. Create a new branch
3. Commit your changes
4. Open a Pull Request

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📄 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.

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👨‍💻 Author

Developed with ❤️ to empower farmers and simplify agricultural trade.