OpenSPP Farmer Registry Demo

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Overview

The spp_farmer_registry_demo module is a demonstration module for OpenSPP that provides pre-populated data for the farmer registry. It builds upon the spp_farmer_registry_base module and its dependencies to showcase the functionalities of the farmer registry with realistic sample data.

Purpose

This module aims to:

• Populate the farmer registry with sample data, including farmers, groups, farm details, agricultural activities, and assets.

• Provide a starting point for users to explore the farmer registry and its various features.

• Demonstrate how different modules, such as g2p_registry_membership, queue_job, and spp_base_demo, integrate to create a comprehensive farmer registry system.

Module Dependencies and Integration

• spp_farmer_registry_base: This module depends heavily on spp_farmer_registry_base, inheriting its models and views to extend them with demo data generation capabilities.

• g2p_registry_membership: Leverages g2p_registry_membership for creating group memberships between individual farmers and farm groups.

• queue_job: Uses queue_job to handle the generation of large datasets in the background, improving performance and user experience.

• g2p_registry_base: Depends on g2p_registry_base for the basic registrant models and functionalities.

• g2p_registry_group: Uses g2p_registry_group for creating and managing farm groups as registrants.

• spp_base_demo: Inherits from spp_base_demo to include basic demo data, such as genders.

• g2p_registry_individual: Utilizes g2p_registry_individual for creating individual farmer registrants.

Additional Functionality

The spp_farmer_registry_demo module introduces the following key functionalities:

• Sample Data Generation: The module includes a dedicated model, spp.generate.farmer.data, and a corresponding form view for generating sample farmer data. This form allows users to specify:

  • The number of farm groups to generate.

  • The locale for generating realistic data based on specific regions.

  • Once the data generation is triggered, the module creates a queue job that populates the database with realistic farmer data, including:

    • Farm Groups: Groups of farmers with detailed information like family name, national ID, contact details, and education level.

    • Individual Farmers: Members of farm groups with personal information and links to their respective groups.

    • Land Records: Land parcels associated with farm groups, including coordinates and geographical polygons.

    • Agricultural Activities: Details of crop, livestock, and aquaculture activities undertaken by each farm group, linked to specific land parcels.

    • Farm Details: Comprehensive information about farm types, sizes, legal status, infrastructure, technologies, and financial services utilized by each farm group.

    • Farm Assets: Data on farm machinery and other assets owned by each farm group, categorized by type and quantity.

• Data Realism: The module utilizes external libraries like faker to generate realistic and region-specific data for names, contact details, and other attributes. This ensures that the sample data reflects real-world scenarios.

• GIS Integration: The demo data integrates with the GIS functionalities of spp_farmer_registry_base to visualize the generated farms and land parcels on a map, providing a visual representation of the farmer registry.

Conclusion

The spp_farmer_registry_demo module provides a valuable tool for understanding and demonstrating the functionalities of the OpenSPP farmer registry system. By populating the database with realistic sample data, it allows users to explore the system, understand its data structures, and test its various features without having to manually create large datasets. This module simplifies the process of getting started with OpenSPP and showcases the platform's capabilities for managing comprehensive and detailed farmer registries.