අස්වැන්න

Overview

අස්වැන්න (Aswenna) is a smart agriculture platform for Sri Lankan farmers. It is not a single feature demo: e-market auctions, pest alerts, weather forecasts, export opportunity listings, and an AI chat assistant sit in one product so a farmer can sell, stay informed, and decide — without jumping across five apps.

Write-up: Aswenna — empowering farmers with smart agriculture.

The name is Sinhala for the harvest; the product is digital farming infrastructure, not a greeting card.

Problem

Farmers who grow well still lose margin because selling, pest news, weather, and export leads live in disconnected channels. Middlemen and delayed information are the default. Aswenna’s bet is a single hub: market + alerts + advice.

What I built

• E-market auctions so farmers can reach buyers online
• Pest alerts and agricultural risk notifications
• Weather forecasts aimed at planning, not a generic city widget
• Export opportunity listings
• AI-powered chat for farming guidance
• React frontend with a Node.js API and MongoDB persistence

Impact

• A Sri Lanka-first AgTech narrative with a public blog case study
• Combines marketplace and advisory — the two jobs farmers actually have
• Portfolio proof of AI chat inside an operations product, not a toy prompt box

Key features

• Online produce auctions
• Pest and risk alerts
• Weather for agricultural planning
• Export listings
• AI chat assistant for farmers

Technologies

React (ReactJS) and Node.js on the application layer, MongoDB for data, and an integrated AI chat layer for farmer assistance.

My role

Product and full-stack contributor: marketplace and advisory features, AI chat integration, and the public write-up.