GoviHub Spices — Farmer User Guide

1Getting Started

GoviHub Spices connects Sri Lankan spice farmers directly to verified commercial buyers. This guide walks you through every feature available to you as a farmer.

1.1 What You Need

• ●A smartphone with internet access (Android or iPhone)
• ●Chrome, Safari, or any modern web browser
• ●Photos of your crops (for disease diagnosis)

1.2 Creating Your Account

2Your Dashboard

The dashboard is your home screen. It shows everything important at a glance:

• ●Weather summary for your location (today’s temperature, rain forecast)
• ●Your active harvest listings and their status
• ●Recent matches with buyers
• ●Notification badge showing unread alerts

3Creating Harvest Listings

A harvest listing tells buyers what you have available to sell. This is the core of how you connect with buyers on GoviHub.

3.1 How to Create a Listing

3.2 Managing Your Listings

After creating a listing, you can:

• ●Edit \u2014 Update quantity, price, or description at any time
• ●Change Status \u2014 Mark as sold, expired, or reactivate
• ●Delete \u2014 Remove a listing you no longer need

4Smart Matching with Buyers

GoviHub's matching engine automatically pairs your harvest listings with buyer demand postings. It scores each potential match based on:

• ●Distance between you and the buyer (35% weight) \u2014 closer buyers are preferred
• ●Quantity fit (25%) \u2014 does your harvest size match what they need?
• ●Date overlap (25%) \u2014 is your harvest ready when they need it?
• ●Listing freshness (15%) \u2014 newer listings get a boost

4.1 Working with Matches

When a match is found, you'll see it on your Matches page and receive a notification. For each match, you can:

5AI Crop Disease Diagnosis

If your spice crop looks unhealthy, GoviHub's AI can help identify the problem and suggest treatments.

5.1 How to Use Diagnosis

5.2 Diagnosis History

All your past diagnoses are saved. Go to Diagnosis > History to review previous results and track how treatments are working.

6AI Farm Advisory

The Farm Advisory is your personal agricultural consultant. Ask any farming question in Sinhala or English and get expert answers powered by Sri Lankan Department of Agriculture knowledge.

6.1 How It Works

The advisory uses a knowledge base of 595 articles covering all 8 spice crops, sourced from Sri Lankan agricultural publications. When you ask a question:

• ●Your question is matched against the knowledge base using AI
• ●The most relevant articles are retrieved
• ●Claude AI generates a detailed answer grounded in those articles, in Sinhala

6.2 Example Questions

• ●ග්‍රීෂ්ම කාලයට ගම්මිරිස් වෙල හානි වෙනවා? (What pests harm black pepper in summer?)
• ●How do I dry turmeric for best color retention?
• ●ඉඟුරු වෙලට හාරි පහසු කිරීමට මෙන්? (What is good fertilizer for ginger?)

7Weather Forecasts & Alerts

GoviHub provides 5-day weather forecasts tailored to your farm location, with specific advice for your spice crops.

7.1 Weather Dashboard Card

Your dashboard shows today's weather summary: temperature, humidity, wind speed, and rain probability. The first 3 days are marked as "reliable" and the remaining days as "outlook."

7.2 Detailed Forecast

Tap the weather card or go to Weather from the menu to see:

• ●5-day forecast with daily high/low temperatures
• ●Hourly detail for any day (tap a day to expand)
• ●Soil temperature and moisture data (critical for turmeric, ginger)
• ●Humidity and wind speed charts

7.3 Weather Alerts

GoviHub monitors weather conditions against your crop profiles and sends automatic alerts when:

• ●Heavy rain threatens drainage (especially for pepper, ginger)
• ●Temperature drops below critical thresholds for your crops
• ●High winds could damage vine crops like pepper
• ●Soil moisture conditions require attention

Each alert comes in Sinhala with a specific action you should take (e.g., "Clear drainage channels").

8Supply Marketplace

Browse and inquire about farming inputs \u2014 seeds, fertilizers, tools, and equipment \u2014 listed by verified suppliers.

9Notifications

GoviHub sends you notifications for:

• ●New buyer matches for your harvest listings
• ●Match status updates (accepted, completed, etc.)
• ●Weather alerts for your crops
• ●Platform announcements from GoviHub admins

The notification bell on your dashboard shows the count of unread notifications. Tap it to see all notifications, and mark them as read individually or all at once.

10Settings & Profile

10.1 Profile Settings

Update your personal information: full name, phone number, district and location, land size, and farming experience.

10.2 Crop Selection

Go to Settings > My Crops to add or remove spice crops from your profile. This affects which weather alerts you receive and which buyers are matched to you.

10.3 Notification Preferences

Control which notifications you receive. You can enable or disable alerts for matches, weather, prices, and announcements.

10.4 Change Password

Go to Settings > Change Password. You'll need your current password to set a new one.

11Giving Feedback

Help us improve GoviHub! Go to the More menu and tap "Feedback" to share your thoughts, report bugs, or suggest new features. Every piece of feedback is read by the GoviHub team.

12Quick Reference