Product design question

Design an app for carrot farmers.

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What this question tests

Tests narrow agricultural product design, requiring specific knowledge of a farmer's real pain points rather than a generic farming app.

Segment on small-to-mid-scale carrot farmers, since large industrial operations already have dedicated agtech systems.
Identify pain points: unpredictable market prices at harvest time, pest and disease identification, and optimal harvest timing for size and sweetness.
Propose a price-tracking and forecasting tool showing nearby market prices, paired with a photo-based pest and disease identification feature.
Add harvest-timing guidance based on planting date, local weather data and typical carrot growth cycles for the farmer's region.
Define success as farmer-reported price realization at sale versus historical average, and reduction in crop loss from pest or timing issues.

Picks pain points specific to carrot farming, harvest timing and pest identification, rather than generic farming advice.
Names small-to-mid-scale farmers as the underserved segment, distinct from already-served industrial operations.
Ties the price-tracking feature to a measurable financial outcome, price realization at sale.

Designing a generic all-crop farming app without addressing anything specific to carrots.
Ignoring market price volatility, one of the biggest real risks for small farmers at harvest time.

How would you source reliable local market price data?
How would you make this accessible for farmers with limited smartphone literacy?