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Table of Contents

• Project background
• How to contribute
• Human Centered Design

Project background 📚

Agricultural industries have been severely impacted by COVID-19's disruption of the supply chain by which farmers get their products to the general public. The ongoing pandemic has exposed the fragility of food distribution channels, with disruptions resulting in viable goods sitting to spoil while consumers deal with shortages. We will be working to create a system that can serve as a “Plan B” when elements of the traditional food distribution network break down.

How to contribute 💻

1. If you haven't already, clone the repo and follow setup the instructions.

2. Claim an issue in the repo by adding the Assignee as yourself. We use Github Issues to track and organize tasks for the project.

3. Create a feature branch:

   ☝️ If you are not familiar with git, here is a quick guide to get you up to date with the basic concepts.

   1. git checkout -b $issue_number_issue_title

      For example:

      git checkout -b 1_create_header_component

4. Write code 😸 !

5. Push local feature branch to remote
   $ git push origin $branch_name

6. Create Pull Request.

   Be sure to summarize the changes you made for the feature and give a descriptive title.

   After that, submit the PR!

7. Wait for PR reviewers to approve the PR.

8. Merge PR into master branch

HCD

Human-centered design investigates the needs, motivations, obstacles, and blockers for the people involved with the application. For this geospatial hackathon, this includes key players in the farm-to-table supply chain.

Personas:

• Consumer Persona
• Livestock Farmer Persona
• Crop Farmer Persona

Each persona includes a simple diagram of their path as part of the farm-to-consumer pipeline, in addition to a journey map with expands this knowledge to include their pain points and the severity of the problems that encounter.

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Recommended Reading

Get a better understanding of the problem as it has been reported.

• These 5 foods show how coronavirus has disrupted supply chains | National Geographic
• BOTTLENECKS IN THE SUPPLY CHAIN WILL HAVE LASTING EFFECTS ON PRODUCERS | Agriculture.com
• THE DISRUPTION OF THE SUPPLY CHAIN BEGINS WITH AGRICULTURE
• The Effects of COVID-19 Will Ripple through Food Systems | Scientific American
• Coronavirus Food Assistance Program | Farmers.gov
• Q&A: COVID-19 pandemic – impact on food and agriculture

For an condensed overview of the information in these articles, check out the Initial HCD Research