Abstract – Dimitra Springer Link

Dimitra Springer Link – The UN’s Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 12 seeks to achieve sustainable food production and consumption. Including reduced food loss and waste; SDG 2 proposes the goal of zero hunger. In pursuit of these goals, technology arguably has a central role, at every level of the food value chain. To establish this role, the authors identify and examine current technologies aimed at increasing food production. And suitably redistributing unused food, as tactics to combat food loss and waste. With the shared end goal of reducing food insecurity. A proposed 2 × 2 typology illustrates how existing technologies can influence food production, distribution, and consumption, as well as influence the stakeholders in the food production–consumption chain. These insights also inform a research and development agenda pertaining to the need for technology applications. That can increase food production and/or reduce food waste effectively enough to achieve the goal of zero hunger.

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Achieving sustainable food production and consumption and reducing food loss and waste represent central features of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 12; zero hunger is the primary objective for SDG 2. Both priorities reflect relevant concerns about both global food insecurity. And staggering estimates of food loss and waste; according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Economic Research Service (2010, p. 1), about 30% of the 430 billion pounds of food available goes uneaten, amounting to $162 billion in food lost, or “1.2 pounds of food per person per day.” Other estimates similarly approximate that one-third of all food produced gets wasted and that farms lose 20 billion pounds of food annually (FoodPrint 2018), due to overplanted fields, damage to crops from pests and weather, or low market prices that make it unprofitable to harvest and transport products (Azevedo 2021). Yet globally, nearly 200 million people lack “consistent access to enough food for an active, healthy life” (Brown et al. 2019, p. 980; see also Gustafson 2022; UNWFP 2021), and 600 million people suffer from hunger (Bernabe 2022).

Dimitra has launched Dimitra Carbon, a new initiative aimed at enhancing transparency and effectiveness in the carbon credit market.

The project utilizes Dimitra’s network of agricultural projects across multiple countries to generate carbon credits, offering a transparent and reliable approach to carbon offsetting and reductions.

Dimitra Carbon ensures each DMTR Carbon Credit is verified through stringent monitoring and reporting standards. These credits are 100% traceable to the farmer level, offering unmatched transparency and credibility. This initiative opens the carbon offsetting market to approximately 500 million small-scale farmers who have been excluded due to high costs and time investments in generating tradable carbon credits.

Empowering Farmers and Businesses

The deployment of the DMTR token simplifies the carbon credit offsetting process, enhancing traceability and trust in line with regulatory requirements. Partnering with Dimitra allows organizations to reduce carbon costs with clear, verifiable data, making carbon credits accessible to smallholder farmers.

Dimitra collaborates with farmers in South America, Africa, and Asia, using advanced agricultural technologies and sustainable methods to boost productivity while minimizing emissions. The first project under Dimitra is already underway in Africa. To incentivize corporate participation, Dimitra offers a 10% discount on credits purchased with the DMTR token.

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Diego Costa, COO of Dimitra, added, “The global credit market is growing rapidly, with projections reaching $50 billion by 2030. Dimitra aims to meet this demand, having hired a carbon program lead to work with our data science team. We’ve already seen international interest in joining the DMTR Carbon project.”

Dimitra Cameroon Coffee – Dimitra, a blockchain-based operating system for agricultural technology, and Arasco Food BV, an international food trading corporation. Has announced a joint pilot project that will digitize, modernize and make compliant coffee supply chains in Cameroon.

Led by Dimitra Europe GmbH, a subsidiary of Dimitra Incorporated, this partnership utilises blockchain technology to enhance farming processes and ensure market compliance with the upcoming European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), set to take effect at the end of 2024.

As part of the new partnership, Arasco will employ Dimitra’s tailored Connected Coffee platform to allow farmers access to blockchain traceability solutions. That will act as a transparent, traceable supply chain for regulators and smallholder farmers. The pilot project aims to ease the burden of data management for smallholders. And family farmers in Cameroon to ensure they receive certificates of compliance in line with new EU regulations. Which will ban imports from crops grown on deforested land after 2020. The project will onboard 5,000 farmers to the Connected Coffee mobile application. Providing them with comprehensive tools for farm registration, crop management, farmer surveys, and data acquisition.

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Andreas Cerdan, director of Dimitra Europe, said: “Our Dimitra team is excited to be working with Arasco to prepare one of their key coffee origins for EUDR compliance. Rather than shying away from remote origins, Arasco takes this decisive step towards a fully digitised supply chain.”

Dimitra’s Connected Coffee platform draws data from various emerging technologies (including AI, satellite imagery, IoT, genomics and more). It translates these many data points for agriculturalists, helping to stabilise year-round production. And increase the quality and quantity of coffee cherries produced per farm. Dimitra tracks the flow of goods from farms to Arasco’s processing units. Ensuring they can improve processes and ensure regulatory compliance across global markets for local stakeholders, farmers, and traders.

Müsteçep Aras, CEO of Arasco Food BV, said: “At Arasco Food BV, we are thrilled to announce our collaboration with Dimitra. This partnership represents a significant step forward in improving the socioeconomic conditions of thousands of farmers in Cameroon through digitisation. By adopting the Connected Coffee app. We can enhance sustainable coffee production and trading in line with EUDR while we also support the local communities. We are excited to be part of this transformative journey and look forward to the positive impact it will bring.”

Farm registration and training have already commenced in the Littoral and West regions of Cameroon. Upon completion of the pilot programme, Dimitra and Arasco plan to implement across further global supply chains to continue the commitment to full traceability and compliance.