Bangladesh's Complete Farmer Ecosystem

Platform3-Portal Mobile App
Year2024
ScopeUX Research · UI Design · Islamic Finance
AgriVenture mobile app screens — dashboard, budget calculator, marketplace and onboarding

Project Description

AgriVenture (সমৃদ্ধি) is a mobile platform transforming how Bangladesh's farmers access loans, purchase farm supplies, and sell produce — and how investors grow wealth the ethical way. One ecosystem, three portals: Farmer, Investor, and Vendor.

AgriVenture onboarding — splash, login, register and farm type selection

The Problem

Through field research and user interviews, six critical pain points emerged — each one a systemic failure that সমৃদ্ধি was designed to solve from the ground up.

01

Loan misuse

Farmers received lump-sum cash and spent it on personal needs before farming season — leaving crops unfunded mid-cycle.

02

Price volatility

When seed or water prices rose mid-season, farmers faced losses because the original budget couldn't be adjusted in real time.

03

Painful loan process

Every loan required manually filling the same paper form again. Semi-literate farmers had no way to complete it independently.

04

No market access

Farmers had to travel to sell produce or buy supplies — with no price transparency, middlemen took large cuts from both ends.

05

No expert support

When crops showed signs of disease, farmers had no quick way to identify the problem or get government agronomist advice.

06

Literacy barrier

Most agri-apps required reading — excluding the very farmers who needed help the most in rural Bangladesh.

The Solution

Three portals. One ecosystem. The core design insight that changed everything: what if the farmer's loan never touched their hands — but reached exactly where it was needed? Loans become vendor credits, applications become voice-first, and investing becomes ethical by design.

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Farmer Portal

Everything a farmer needs — from loan to harvest sale — in a single bilingual, voice-friendly app: 1-click loans from a saved profile, voice-to-text forms, crop disease scan via camera, free govt consultancy, weather reminders, and an in-app marketplace with pickup & delivery.

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Investor Portal

Invest in real agricultural projects through Shariah-compliant profit-sharing or a conventional fixed-interest model — with real-time farm project tracking, portfolio dashboard, transparent risk indicators, and automated repayment tracking.

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Vendor Portal

Local shops join the ecosystem — providing seed, fertilizer and machinery at government-negotiated lowest prices, paid directly by the platform. Order management, farmer proximity matching, and bulk supply contracts built in.

Clean. Purposeful. Accessible to all.

Every screen designed for low-literacy users — large touch targets, visual icons, bilingual labels, and voice input throughout.

Command Center for Farmers

The home screen shows weather forecast, active loan status, a "Pay After Sell" hero banner, nearby stores, and farming help videos — all in one scroll.

AgriVenture farmer dashboard — weather, loan status and reminders

Guided Loan Flow

Step-by-step guidance with smart profile checks ensures no farmer is rejected due to missing info — they're guided to complete their profile first. A voice-to-text icon on every form screen means any farmer can apply, regardless of literacy level.

AgriVenture guided loan application flow

Real-Time Budget Calculator

As the farmer checks items (Seeds ✓, Fertilizer ✓, Machines ✓), the total cost auto-updates with live market prices. No surprises later — protecting both farmer and investor from volatility.

AgriVenture smart loan form with adaptive budgeting

Sell Without Leaving Home

Farmers can list their produce, choose Drop Sell or Delivery, and track payment status — all from the app. No middlemen, transparent pricing.

AgriVenture marketplace — sell produce, history and requests

From application to harvest, in 8 steps

01

Register

NID + mobile. Choose farm type once.

02

Choose loan

App or Manual. Bank info linked.

03

Apply

Select what you need — via voice or tap.

04

Auto budget

Platform calculates total from live market prices.

05

Approval

Investor approves. Instant notification.

06

Collect

Visit nearest vendor. Platform pays directly.

07

Sell

List on marketplace. Pickup or deliver.

08

Repay

Pay back only after selling. Zero pressure.

Two ways to invest. One ethical platform.

Adding a Shariah-compliant investment track wasn't a "nice to have" — it was a market unlock, opening the platform to Bangladesh's devout Muslim investors who avoid interest-based finance.

Shariah Compliant — Mudarabah

The investor provides capital, the farmer provides labor, and profits are shared at a pre-agreed ratio — losses borne by the investor, never the farmer. Zero interest, completely riba-free, with full Shariah board compliance.

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Conventional — Fixed Return

For investors preferring predictable returns — a conventional loan model with an interest rate agreed upfront, repaid after the harvest cycle completes. Lower risk, backed by farmer profile scoring and automated in-app repayment tracking.

Visual Identity

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Brand
সমৃদ্ধি. AgriVenture — prosperity for every farmer
Typography Playfair Display + Inter

Playfair Display for elegance & authority in headings; Inter for clean, accessible body text optimized for small screens. Weights 300–700.

The Impact

Designed to create real change at scale: 0% loan fund misuse — money never touches the farmer's hands directly; 3× faster loan applications — one profile, one click, done forever; 40% cost savings via the vendor network's lowest-price guarantee; and 2× more investors reached through the Shariah-compliant finance option.

The biggest lesson: research reveals the unexpected. Cash loans themselves were the root problem — no UX polish could fix a systemic disbursement failure; only a complete model redesign could. And when you design for the most underserved user — semi-literate, rural, low-tech — you build something that works brilliantly for everyone.

UX ResearchMobile App DesignIslamic FinanceAgriTechBilingual UXProduct Design

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