Farming – PositiveBlockchain.io https://positiveblockchain.io Explore blockchains with positive impact Mon, 22 Mar 2021 07:27:29 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.0.1 AgUnity https://positiveblockchain.io/database/agunity/ Mon, 18 Nov 2019 12:28:16 +0000 https://positiveblockchain.io/?post_type=listing&p=3761 Reading Time: < 1 minutes The AgUnity smartphone and operating system form a technology ecosystem that provides people living in and working with the ‘Last Mile’ with practical, accessible tools to connect with each other and establish effective lines of communication and an ethical, accountable means of trade. 4 PILLARS OF AGUNITY Blockchain AgUnity ensures that all transactions implemented by […]]]> The AgUnity smartphone and operating system form a technology ecosystem that provides people living in and working with the ‘Last Mile’ with practical, accessible tools to connect with each other and establish effective lines of communication and an ethical, accountable means of trade.

4 PILLARS OF AGUNITY

  • Blockchain

AgUnity ensures that all transactions implemented by both our users and our clients are permanently and securely recorded on a dedicated, immutable Blockchain ledger.

  • Partnerships

We deliver through excellent collaborations with service providers, commodity buyers, traders and organizations implementing SDG related programs serving the last mile.

  • Network

Our robust platform and operating system are designed to provide seamless services to the world’s largest network of last mile users, commodity buyers and SDG focused organisations.

  • Framework of Trust

Our back-end and interface are specifically designed to provide a framework of trust around integrated services applicable for rural communities and their service providers.

]]> SaraFarm https://positiveblockchain.io/database/sarafarm/ https://positiveblockchain.io/database/sarafarm/#respond Mon, 29 Jul 2019 14:01:03 +0000 https://positiveblockchain.io/?post_type=listing&p=3329 Reading Time: < 1 minutes Sara Farm project is summarised as the farming data market place between data buyers and data providers based on the blockchain technology and token economy. But it is initiated to solve the persistent problem of agriculture industry, which are crop price volatility and farming data integrity. Sara farm can be 4P smart farm innovator and […]]]> Sara Farm project is summarised as the farming data market place between data buyers and data providers based on the blockchain technology and token economy.

But it is initiated to solve the persistent problem of agriculture industry, which are crop price volatility and farming data integrity.

Sara farm can be 4P smart farm innovator and paradigm shift for data management and utilization system.

Why 4p

  1. Participate: Farmers proactively participate with our incentive system  instead of responding
  2. Predict: In Sara Farm platform,  we can predict the total production based on the gathered data from farmers
  3. Personalize: we customize the production based on the total collected data and individual farmers data and reward and motivate
  4. Prevent:  Different from crop insurance, we take the preventive measure for crop price stability based on the data management and token economy
]]> https://positiveblockchain.io/database/sarafarm/feed/ 0 Twiga Foods https://positiveblockchain.io/database/twiga-foods/ Sat, 06 Jul 2019 22:00:00 +0000 https://positiveblockchain.io/?post_type=listing&p=3243 Reading Time: 3 minutes Late last year Nairobi-based Twiga Foods, a business-to-business logistics platform for kiosks and food stalls in Africa, was looking to expand its logistic services into a total market ecosystem by adding financial services for its clients. Grant Brooke, co-founder the $13 million start-up explains, “Previously, we were focused on helping farmers distribute bananas, tomatoes, onions […]]]> Late last year Nairobi-based Twiga Foods, a business-to-business logistics platform for kiosks and food stalls in Africa, was looking to expand its logistic services into a total market ecosystem by adding financial services for its clients.

Grant Brooke, co-founder the $13 million start-up explains, “Previously, we were focused on helping farmers distribute bananas, tomatoes, onions and potatoes to 2,600 kiosks across Kenya, but we soon realized that we could help them sell even more produce with access to working capital. It’s simple, if the food vendors can sell more, we can distribute more, growing both of our businesses.”

Brooke didn’t have far to look and formed a collaboration with IBM scientists in Nairobi to build and test a blockchain-enabled finance lending platform. But there was a catch. How could loans be provided when most of the vendors lack a credit score?

Luckily, IBM scientists know a thing or two about using machine learning and mobile data and how to apply both towards developing credit scores – they’ve done it before. In a previous project with an African bank and mobile operator more than $3 million in loans were distributed.

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All of the loans were managed by blockchain and executed via mobile phone SMS.

“We analyzed purchase records from a mobile device and then apply machine learning algorithms to predict credit worthiness, in turn giving lenders the confidence they need to provide microloans to small businesses. Once the credit score is determined, we used a blockchain, based on the Hyperledger Fabric, to manage the entire lending process from application to receiving offers to accepting the terms to repayment,” said Isaac Markus, a researcher on the inclusive financial services group at IBM Research in Kenya.

With blockchain, the lending process becomes transparent to all permissioned parties involved, from the lending bank to the borrower’s bank and the loan applicant themselves. Blockchains are immutable, helping to reduce fraud, since no one single party can append the blockchain without consensus from the enti

re network. Finally, blockchains employ a series of “smart contracts” which can be executed in real time, having the potential to significantly reduce the time it takes to manually process and issue a loan.

To test the new platform Twiga Foods and IBM ran a pilot at the end of last year with 220 small food kiosks, known locally as “mama mbogas” in Swahili, across Kenya.

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From left to right: Abdigani Diriye, manager, microfinance team, IBM Research – Africa; Grant Brooke, CEO and co-founder, Twiga Foods; Kevin Gakuru, small business owner and Andrew Kinai, software engineer, IBM Research – Africa

The eight-week pilot processed more than 220 loans with the average loan around $30 (3,020 KES), which increased the order size by 30 percent and profits for each retailer, on average, by six percent. The loans were for four and eight days with an interest rate of one and two percent, respectively.

All of the loans were executed via mobile phone and went directly toward working capital for the businesses. When a retailer had an order delivered, they would get an SMS with loan options for financing that order. They would then respond to the SMS confirming the loan option they preferred.

“We had several iterations of the platform based on feedback from the retailers. The SMS-based solution provided an effective channel for a diverse set of users, some with limited IT literacy, to access financing for their orders,” said Andrew Kinai, the lead software engineer on the project at IBM Research.

Based on the success of the pilot, the plan is for the platform to be rolled out to more SMEs across Africa by the end of the year and expanded into new sectors.

]]> UWIN Corp https://positiveblockchain.io/database/uwin-corp/ Sat, 06 Jul 2019 22:00:00 +0000 https://positiveblockchain.io/?post_type=listing&p=3387 Reading Time: < 1 minutes ]]> Reading Time: < 1 minutes ]]> IBISA https://positiveblockchain.io/database/ibisa/ Sat, 06 Jul 2019 22:00:00 +0000 https://positiveblockchain.io/?post_type=listing&p=3402 Reading Time: < 1 minutes Farmers worldwide are on their own as they see extreme weather disrupt their source of income, while getting blamed for mismanagement of resources. Protecting them is in everybody’s self-interest, since the disruption of food sources on a grand scale is a threat to us all. While the large, vertically integrated farms of industrialized nations are […]]]> Farmers worldwide are on their own as they see extreme weather disrupt their source of income, while getting blamed for mismanagement of resources. Protecting them is in everybody’s self-interest, since the disruption of food sources on a grand scale is a threat to us all.

While the large, vertically integrated farms of industrialized nations are largely protected by insurance, smallholder farmers in emerging economies are typically not, and remain very vulnerable to crop damage.

Protecting them in a meaningful way using blockchain technology and satellite imagery, is the mission statement of IBISA, an ambitious new project emerging from a group of international, multidisciplinary experts based in Luxembourg and The Netherlands.

]]> EcoBit https://positiveblockchain.io/database/ecobit/ Sat, 06 Jul 2019 22:00:00 +0000 https://positiveblockchain.io/?post_type=listing&p=3344 Reading Time: < 1 minutes EcoBit’s mission is to create self sustaining projects. Through the years, mankind has taken more than given back to mother nature, and our future generations are the ones that will be paying a very hefty price, in fact we are already paying for it with contaminated food riddled with chemicals, and we are nowhere close […]]]> EcoBit’s mission is to create self sustaining projects. Through the years, mankind has taken more than given back to mother nature, and our future generations are the ones that will be paying a very hefty price, in fact we are already paying for it with contaminated food riddled with chemicals, and we are nowhere close to ending poverty and famine, with all the technology we have, our food isn’t any less harmful, in fact there are more chemicals in our food today than ever before.

EcoBit plans to put a stop to all this by creating self sustaining ecology projects such as aquaponic farming, spirulina farming and many other projects that will contribute to green initiatives, environmental sustainability, healthy eating, and healthy lifestyle. EcoBit is taking charge in the fight to make the planet a safe and healthier place for us all to live in.

]]> SmartAgro https://positiveblockchain.io/database/smartagro/ Sat, 06 Jul 2019 22:00:00 +0000 https://positiveblockchain.io/?post_type=listing&p=3406 Reading Time: < 1 minutes A platform that will allow establishing direct and reliable relationships, verifying the experience of producers and excluding unnecessary intermediaries. We are creating alternative financing mechanism that will mitigate investment risks, allow tracking of all development stages and product quality.]]> A platform that will allow establishing direct and reliable relationships, verifying the experience of producers and excluding unnecessary intermediaries. We are creating alternative financing mechanism that will mitigate investment risks, allow tracking of all development stages and product quality.

]]> Agridigital https://positiveblockchain.io/database/agridigital/ Sat, 06 Jul 2019 22:00:00 +0000 https://positiveblockchain.io/?post_type=listing&p=3361 Reading Time: < 1 minutes AgriDigital’s cloud-based commodity management platform makes your supply chain simple, easy and secure from farmer to consumer. Manage your contracts, deliveries, inventory, orders, invoices and payments all in one place and in real time. Passionate about agriculture and technology, we’re bringing trust and transparency to agricultural supply chains.]]> AgriDigital’s cloud-based commodity management platform makes your supply chain simple, easy and secure from farmer to consumer. Manage your contracts, deliveries, inventory, orders, invoices and payments all in one place and in real time.
Passionate about agriculture and technology, we’re bringing trust and transparency to agricultural supply chains.

]]> Cardano Ethiopia https://positiveblockchain.io/database/cardano-ethiopia/ Sat, 06 Jul 2019 22:00:00 +0000 https://positiveblockchain.io/?post_type=listing&p=3410 Reading Time: < 1 minutes The lead developer for Cardano is planning to develop a new cryptocurrency in collaboration with the government of Ethiopia, in order to provide a secure and dependable means of payment for the nation’s capital.]]> The lead developer for Cardano is planning to develop a new cryptocurrency in collaboration with the government of Ethiopia, in order to provide a secure and dependable means of payment for the nation’s capital.

]]> Krops https://positiveblockchain.io/database/krops/ Sat, 06 Jul 2019 22:00:00 +0000 https://positiveblockchain.io/?post_type=listing&p=3366 Reading Time: < 1 minutes Krops is a platform wherein you can have access to every food source in the world, from the biggest farms to the smallest backyard. Our app provides access to supply and demand information to aid farmers in production and assist buyers in purchasing. Krops has ambitious goals for its platform. The platform wants to do […]]]> Krops is a platform wherein you can have access to every food source in the world, from the biggest farms to the smallest backyard. Our app provides access to supply and demand information to aid farmers in production and assist buyers in purchasing.

Krops has ambitious goals for its platform. The platform wants to do more than just connect farmers with sellers. The platform wants to help solve the global food crisis. The Krops website explains that agricultural supply is struggling to keep up with demand. Meanwhile, farmers around the world are suffering from inefficient production techniques and inefficient trading. Krops wants to solve that problem by connecting farmers directly to customers.

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