Receipt Contribution
Receipt ID:
Booklet Number: This unique identifier links the receipt to a specific booklet, helping to organize and track transactions.
Receipt Number: A unique number for each transaction, crucial for verifying and distinguishing individual sales.
Mandi Name: Identifies the specific mandi where the transaction occurred, providing context about the geographical of the sale.
Date: The date of the transaction, vital for tracking market trends over time and ensuring the timeliness of the data.
Crop Name (Variety): Details the specific type of crop sold, including its variety. This information is essential for understanding market preferences and crop-specific price variations.
Quantity: The amount of crop sold, typically measured in standard units like kilograms or quintals. This helps in assessing the volume of trade and stock levels in the market.
Price: The sale price of the crop, a critical indicator of market demand and supply dynamics. It helps farmers and buyers gauge the current market value.
Image: They will have to upload the receipt of the image, where all the above information is clearly visible.
We often keep switching between the terms "receipt" and "parchi" ( पर्ची ) in our discussions and internal chats. Both represent the sale receipts user are contributing to the Bolbhav app on a daily basis.
Why would users contribute receipts in Bolbhav?
Users can earn silver tokens by uploading receipts on the User Talk platform, and then they can view the price of the latest receipt.
How can users select the relevant mandi location?
The app could present a broader selection of mandis, allowing users to choose the appropriate one from the provided list.
Find the below screenshot for reference.
What data will be extracted from the receipts?
The information extracted from receipts includes the following:
1. Mandatory Datapoints
When a user contributes a price, they have to mandatory submit below datapoints for the contribution to be accepted as valid.
Receipt ID:
Booklet Number: This unique identifier links the receipt to a specific booklet, helping to organize and track transactions.
Receipt Number: A unique number for each transaction, crucial for verifying and distinguishing individual sales.
Mandi Name: Identifies the specific mandi where the transaction occurred, providing context about the geographical of the sale.
Date: The date of the transaction, vital for tracking market trends over time and ensuring the timeliness of the data.
Crop Name (Variety): Details the specific type of crop sold, including its variety. This information is essential for understanding market preferences and crop-specific price variations.
Quantity: The amount of crop sold, typically measured in standard units like kilograms or quintals. This helps in assessing the volume of trade and stock levels in the market.
Price: The sale price of the crop, a critical indicator of market demand and supply dynamics. It helps farmers and buyers gauge the current market value.
Receipt image: They will have to upload the receipt of the image, where all the above information is clearly visible.
2. Optional Datapoints
Buyer Name: Identifies the purchaser, providing insights into the buyer segments and their purchasing patterns.
Phone Number of seller: This helps in marketing Bolbhav product to the receipt owners whose receipts are contributed by a peer.
We generally consider that a receipt uploader would be different from the receipt seller. So when an uploader is uploading a receipt with a seller phone number, we send a referral link on WhatsApp to the seller given they are not already registered on Bolbhav and have not been referred by the same uploader in the past.
Receipt Contribution
These detailed receipts are then manually entered into the Bolbhav app by contributors, followed by uploading the picture of the sales receipt. Each mandi may have its unique receipt template, adding complexity to the data capture process. The accuracy of this data is paramount, as it directly impacts the reliability and usefulness of the Bolbhav app in delivering real-time market insights to its users. Hence, each contributed receipt is validated for its authenticity and accuracy.
The comprehensive nature of these data points ensures a robust and detailed understanding of the agricultural market transactions. This, in turn, empowers farmers with the knowledge to make informed decisions about crop sales, pricing strategies, and understanding market trends.
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