SakaNet: An Agribusiness Networking and Marketing Web and Mobile Application

Small to medium-scale farmers in the Philippines face challenges in connecting with buyers due to limited marketing capabilities, facilities, and industry connections, leading to the exploitation of farmers through unfair pricing and undervaluation of products. SakaNet addressed such challenges by developing a web and mobile application that allowed farmers to connect with more buyers and other role players in the agribusiness sector, help market their products online, and sell following their preferred pricing. The application was designed and developed following the Agile Kanban methodology. It used React and Next.js to create the client-side for the web, React Native and Expo for the mobile client, and Apollo GraphQL (specifically Apollo Server) with Express integration, MongoDB, and Node used for the server. The system was assessed using black box testing and achieved significant success in terms of functionality, with the web version passing 98.8% and the mobile version passing 79% of the test scenarios. The system's effectiveness was also evaluated using ISO25010 criteria, categorized into functional suitability, performance efficiency, compatibility, usability, reliability, security, maintainability, and portability. Results show that both applications demonstrated high functionality and usability, with the web application scoring higher than the mobile counterpart.