CropRx — AI Crop Diagnosis + Human Expert Validation

CropRx is a hybrid crop diagnostic service combining instant AI analysis with human Plant Doctor validation. Farmers send a crop photo via WhatsApp and receive a prescription-style PDF covering disease identification, treatment, dosage, and prevention — in their local language — within minutes to 24 hours. No app download required.

The Problem We Solve

• Farmers rely on pesticide sellers who push products for profit, not solutions.
• Existing AI apps (Plantix, PlantNet) give generic diagnoses with no local context or language support.
• No accountability exists when wrong advice causes crop loss.
• Result: wrong treatment, chemical overuse, yield loss, food insecurity.

Real example: A rice farmer in Bogura, Bangladesh applied fungicide for 3 weeks with zero improvement. Root cause: the pesticide seller gave him the wrong product class entirely. CropRx would have caught this in minutes.

How It Works

1. Farmer sends crop photo + details via WhatsApp.
2. AI vision API performs instant first-pass diagnosis.
3. High confidence → prescription auto-delivered in local language within minutes.
4. Low confidence → case escalated to Plant Doctor (Fahim) for human review.
5. Full prescription PDF delivered within 24 hours.
6. Day-7 follow-up check-in on treatment outcome.

Service Comparison

Factor	Pure AI (Plantix)	Pure Human	CropRx Hybrid
Speed	Instant	24–48 hrs	Instant → 24 hrs
Accuracy	60–70%	90%+	85–90%+
Local language	Limited	Manual	Built-in
Scalable	Yes	No	Yes
Human trust	No	Yes	Yes
Cost to farmer	Free/App	$10–$50	$5–$50
Follow-up	No	Optional	Built-in

Pricing Summary

Service	Price (USD)	Delivery
Instant AI Diagnosis	$5 / consultation	Instant
Human Expert Review	$15 / consultation	24 hours
Large / Commercial Field	$30–$50 / consultation	48 hours
Full Season Monitoring	$30 / month	Weekly AI + Monthly Expert
NGO / Institutional	From $200 / month	Negotiated SLA

Returning customers receive 10% off all future consultations — no expiry, no conditions.

UN SDG Alignment

• SDG 2 – Zero Hunger: reduces crop loss for smallholder farmers.
• SDG 3 – Good Health: reduces unsafe pesticide exposure.
• SDG 8 – Decent Work: builds farmer income through better yields.
• SDG 12 – Responsible Consumption: reduces chemical overuse.
• SDG 17 – Partnerships: NGO and institutional collaboration model.

Terms of Service

• Scope: Advisory and prescriptions are for personal farming/gardening use. Physical field implementation is the user’s responsibility.
• Payment: Full payment before delivery for home/garden diagnoses. 50% advance, 50% within 7 days for standard and large-scale cases.
• Liability: The service provider is not liable for crop loss following implementation. One free clarification revision is offered if the advisory is unclear.

Submitted by: Fahim Shakil Rahman | Department of Agricultural Science | Daffodil International University | Dhaka, Bangladesh