Blockchain technology lets East African farmers sell globally

On July 20, Dimitra and One Million Avocados (OMA)– a sustainability-focused tech group– revealed a collaboration to help Kenyan avocado farmers improve production and quality through innovative emerging technologies, including blockchain. What blockchain can possibly do, she continued, is assist in two-way transparency, so not just do stakeholders at the end of the supply chain understand where the coffee comes from, but farmers also know what occurs in the downstream supply chain.More powerful than blockchain aloneDimitra will use satellite imaging technology to assist Kenyan farmers show they arent ravaging woodlands to grow their avocados, however this technology can likewise be used to improve productivity. Others agree that blockchain innovation can end up being an aspect in its own right with regard to the continents agricultural sector, particularly if its record-keeping abilities are utilized for quality assurance, as Shadrack Kubyane, co-founder of Souths Africas Coronet Blockchain and eFama App, informed Cointelegraph.The value of tamper-proof farming records was driven house to Kubyane by the worlds worst-ever listeriosis outbreak, which took place in South Africa in January 2017 and had a death toll exceeding 200. “Supply chain innovation with track-and-trace performance using blockchain technology will be a game changer in Africa,” she informed Cointelegraph. Blockchain technology can assist with lots of modern difficulties, including “food traceability, post-harvest losses, absence of supply chain openness, unreasonable trade practices, and monopolies that marginalize semi-commercial and small farmers,” he told Cointelegraph.

What blockchain can potentially do, she continued, is facilitate two-way openness, so not only do stakeholders at the end of the supply chain understand where the coffee comes from, but farmers also know what occurs in the downstream supply chain.More effective than blockchain aloneDimitra will use satellite imaging technology to assist Kenyan farmers prove they arent damaging woodlands to grow their avocados, but this innovation can likewise be used to enhance performance. Others agree that blockchain technology can end up being an element in its own right with regard to the continents agricultural sector, particularly if its record-keeping abilities are used for quality guarantee, as Shadrack Kubyane, co-founder of Souths Africas Coronet Blockchain and eFama App, told Cointelegraph.The importance of tamper-proof farming records was driven house to Kubyane by the worlds worst-ever listeriosis break out, which took place in South Africa in January 2017 and had a death toll exceeding 200. “Supply chain technology with track-and-trace functionality utilizing blockchain innovation will be a game changer in Africa,” she told Cointelegraph.