Integrated rubber price and weather monitoring system with web scraping for rubber tapper productivity

As the existing challenges faced by the rubber tapper in Malaysia, which has made them unable to obtain real-time price and weather information, this project presents the development of SmartTapper, an Integrated Rubber Price and Weather Monitoring System with Web Scraping for Rubber Tapper Productivity. These problems include lack of centralized platform on rubber price and weather information, price fluctuation in latex, uncertain weather, and limited access to real time information, which have an enormous influence for their productivity and income sustainability. A mobile application which utilizes web scraping to update latex prices and weather forecasts, merging these two key elements into an easy-to-acquire formula. Following an iterative development process based on the Scrum methodology, the project includes the definitions of user requirements, the system architecture design, and feature implementations like notifications, data visualization, and efficient database management. The work illustrates the impact of technology to both the rubber-tapping sector and sustainable agricultural practices and economic resilience.