Welcome to Dimitra Carbon, a groundbreaking initiative by Dimitra to revolutionize the carbon credit market.

Dimitra Carbon takes bold action against climate change, helping farmers obtain new sources of income, while empowering companies to neutralize their emissions through projects that directly reduce or absorb greenhouse gasses. Our extensive global agricultural network guarantees transparent, trustworthy carbon offsets that deliver tangible results, and make a real difference.

Planting

Dimitra Avocado production demands careful planning and execution, and specific conditions:

• Deep, well-drained soil rich in organic matter,
• A pH between 5.5 and 7,
• Subtropical or tropical climates with temperatures between 15°C to 25°C,
• Sheltered planting locations as they are vulnerable to frost and strong winds

Planting avocado trees typically requires one of three land spacings: 6×7 meters, 5×6 meters, or 6×6 meters for optimal production and tree health. The most popular spacing in Kenya is 6×6 meters, which allows 270 trees per hectare to grow and mature fully.

Avocado trees take root and start producing fruit in as little as three years. They reach peak productivity around eight to ten years old.

Under ideal conditions as listed above, a mature avocado tree can produce a staggering 100–200 kilograms of fruit every year. With an average lifespan of 25 years, these trees can become a dependable source of income for farmers and growers, providing a steady stream of revenue for decades.

Harvesting

Manual harvesting of avocados typically occurs between March and September, with the exact timing varying depending on the specific variety, region, and prevailing conditions.

Avocado farmers can guarantee prime-condition fruit at stores by taking precautions to deliver ready-to-eat avocados to consumers. To ensure the quality of the delicate avocado fruit, careful handling is crucial, this means;

1. gently plucking the fruit from the tree to avoid damage and,
2. refrigerated in storage to slow down the ripening process.

Productizing

Avocado processing generates a wide range of valuable products. Some examples are as follows:

Food: Fresh avocados are enjoyed in various dishes like guacamole, salads, and desserts. Frozen avocado pulp is a vital ingredient in the food industry, where it’s transformed into refreshing juices and decadent ice creams.

Beauty: The extracted oil is highly prized in cooking and cosmetics due to its exceptional nutritional and moisturizing properties. Both pulp and oil are key ingredients in personal care items like body lotions.

Sustainability

Avocado farming must prioritize sustainability, adhere to international supply chain standards, and work to protect the planet. By adopting organic fertilizers, integrated pest management, and water conservation through the Connected Farmer app, farmers can significantly reduce their environmental footprint. This responsible approach not only preserves natural resources but also ensures the well-being of agricultural workers.

Expected Productivity and Revenue

With 6×6 meter spacing in Q2 of 2024:

• Number of trees per hectare: 270
• Possible annual production per tree: 100 to 200 kg
• Projected average annual revenue per tree (USD $1/kg — Minimum Price): $100 to $200
• Projected average annual revenue per tree (USD $3/kg — Maximum Price): $300 to $600
• Possible annual yield per hectare: 27,000 to 54,000 kg
• Projected average annual revenue per hectare (USD $1/kg — Minimum Price): $27,000 to $54,000
• Projected average annual revenue per hectare (USD $3/kg — Maximum Price): $81,000 to $162,000

Avocado farming can be a lucrative business that not only generates substantial profits but also prioritizes environmentally friendly practices. To achieve this, farmers must carefully consider four key factors: soil, climate, spacing, and sustainability.

By adopting these measures, avocado farmers can ensure their operations generate healthy profits and adhere to the best agricultural methods and Environment, Social, and Governance (ESG) principles. In doing so, they can contribute to a more sustainable food system, support local communities, and protect the environment for future generations.

Understanding The Avocado Production Chain: From Planting to Processing

Avocado production demands careful planning and execution, starting with the selection of prime soil and climate conditions. Avocado trees flourish in deep, well-drained soil rich in organic matter, with a pH between 5.5 and 7. They thrive in subtropical or tropical climates with temperatures between 15°C to 25°C but are vulnerable to frost and strong winds, which can devastate production.

Planting avocado trees typically involves three commonly recommended spacings: 6×7 meters, 5×6 meters, or 6×6 meters. The 6×6 meter layout is the most popular in Kenya, allowing for 270 trees per hectare and providing each tree with ample space to grow and mature fully.

Avocado trees typically begin to produce fruit in the third or fourth year after planting, with full production reaching around the eighth to tenth year. Under ideal conditions, the average annual production of a fully mature avocado tree ranges from 100 to 200 kg of fruit.

The lifespan of an avocado tree is, on average 25 years, potentially longer under optimal conditions. Harvesting is done manually, usually between March and September, depending on the variety and region. Post-harvest, the fruits must be handled carefully to avoid damage and stored in cool environments to control ripening through temperature and humidity regulation.

Avocado processing yields several primary products. Fresh avocados are consumed raw or used in recipes such as guacamole, salads, and desserts. Avocado oil, extracted from the pulp, is used in cooking and cosmetics due to its nutritional and moisturizing properties. Frozen avocado pulp is utilized in the food industry to produce juices, ice creams, and other products. Additionally, avocado oil and pulp are employed in the manufacture of creams, lotions, and other personal care items.

Sustainability is a key aspect of avocado cultivation. Sustainable practices include using organic fertilizers, integrated pest management, and water conservation. Sustainable avocado production contributes to environmental and social responsibility by promoting efficient resource use and the well-being of agricultural workers.

Expected Productivity and Revenue

For the 6 x 6 meter spacing:

• Number of trees per hectare: 270
• Annual production per tree at maturity: Between 100 to 200 kg
• Annual yield per hectare: Between 27,000 to 54,000 kg
• Average annual revenue per hectare (USD $1/kg — Minimum Price to $2/kg): Between USD $13,500 to USD $27,000
• Average annual revenue per hectare (USD $3/kg — Maximum Price): Between USD $81,000 to USD $162,000

To summarize, the avocado production process involves selecting the right soil and climate, proper planting and spacing, and implementing sustainable practices. With stable production and favorable market prices, avocado cultivation can be a profitable venture, aligned with best agricultural practices and ESG principles.

Dimitra, a global leader in agricultural technology and sustainability solutions, proudly announces the launch of its groundbreaking new product, Dimitra Carbon. This innovative carbon credit initiative aims to revolutionize the carbon market by leveraging Dimitra’s extensive network of agricultural projects across multiple countries, offering a transparent, credible, and impactful solution to carbon offsetting and reductions.

Unlocking Global Opportunities

Such as the global carbon credit market is experiencing unprecedented growth, driven by increasing environmental regulations and corporate commitments to sustainability. With an estimated market value of over $1 billion in the voluntary carbon market in 2021. And projections reaching $50 billion by 2030, the demand for high-quality carbon projects has never been higher.

Dimitra Carbon not only is poised to capitalize on a substantial opportunity by providing carbon credits. Generated from sustainable agriculture projects that mitigate the effects of climate change. These projects not only absorb carbon, but also enhance biodiversity, enrich soil quality, and support local communities.

A Trusted Partner for Sustainable Development

Dimitra has a proven track record of working with farmers across the globe. Spanning regions in South America, Africa, and Asia. This is achieved by combining cutting-edge agricultural technologies with environmentally sustainable methods. Thereby enabling farmers to boost productivity while minimizing their carbon emissions. Dimitra Carbon extends this approach, providing carbon credits that are rigorously verified, traceable, and compliant with the most stringent environmental standards.

Key Features of Dimitra Carbon:

1. Global Reach: Dimitra’s extensive network of projects spans multiple continents, ensuring a diverse and resilient portfolio of carbon credits.
2. Transparency and Traceability: Utilizing cutting-edge blockchain technology, Dimitra Carbon ensures that every credit is fully traceable back to its origin, providing unmatched transparency and credibility.
3. High-Quality Credits: Each carbon credit is generated through sustainable agricultural practices, verified by stringent monitoring and reporting standards.
4. Social and Environmental Impact: Dimitra Carbon projects deliver significant co-benefits, including improved livelihoods for farmers, enhanced biodiversity, and better soil health.

Empowering Farmers, Benefiting the Planet

“Our mission with Dimitra Carbon is to create a sustainable future by empowering farmers and offering high-quality carbon credits,” said Jon Trask, CEO of Dimitra. “We believe that by integrating technology, sustainability, and agriculture. We can make a meaningful impact on climate change and drive positive change for communities worldwide. Our dedication to this initiative underscores our commitment to environmental sustainability and supporting local farmers and crypto communities.”

Incentives for Corporate Sustainability

To further incentivize corporate participation in carbon offsetting, Dimitra offers a unique opportunity: companies seeking to minimize or eliminate their carbon footprint can purchase Dimitra Carbon credits at a 10% discount, subject to the condition that the acquisition is made using the DMTR token. The DMTR Carbon Credits are among the few in the market that are 100% traceable to the farmer level, thereby allowing companies to verify with certainty that the credits were generated and not sold multiple times. This transparency, facilitated by blockchain technology and accountability in every transaction, reinforces the Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) narrative.

The purchase of carbon credits enables businesses to offset their emissions. Thus meeting their sustainability obligations and improving their environmental reputation. The deployment of the DMTR token expedites this process and provides an additional level of traceability and trust. Consistent with the highest standards of corporate governance and sustainability.

Also, one of the major bottlenecks in the carbon credit market is the traceability of credits. Companies need assurance about the origin of their carbon credits to confidently meet their ESG goals. Dimitra Carbon fulfills this requirement by offering complete traceability of carbon credits, from the farm level onwards. This unprecedented level of transparency can reduce certification costs associated with certification organizations, as the clear and verifiable data simplifies the auditing and verification processes.

“This project has been carefully planned for months,” said Diego Costa, COO of Dimitra. “We have hired a carbon program lead and our data science team studied the carbon market extensively to arrive at a competitive and differentiated product. The first projects are already underway, with the initial implementations to be in Africa, but many projects in different countries have manifested their interest in joining the DMTR Carbon project.”

Join Us in Making a Difference Dimitra Carbon

Dimitra Carbon delivers a trustworthy and effective way to offset carbon emissions. Helping corporations and governments worldwide achieve their climate goals. When businesses partner with Dimitra Carbon, they don’t just neutralize their emissions — they also promote sustainable farming and rural growth.

About Dimitra

Such as Dimitra is a global agricultural technology company dedicated to transforming agriculture through innovation and sustainability. With a focus on empowering farmers and enhancing productivity. Dimitra leverages advanced technologies to create solutions that benefit the environment and society.

Key Takeaways

• Global Agtech company Dimitra has launched Dimitra Carbon — a new initiative aimed at supplying DMTR Carbon Credits to smallholder farmers.
• Dimitra Carbon utilizes blockchain technology to ensure that every DMTR Carbon Credit is fully traceable and verified.
• By reducing the costs and time investment required to generate tradable, verifiable carbon credits, Dimitra Carbon empowers farmers across South America, Africa, and Asia.
• The global carbon credit market is projected to reach $50 billion by 2030.

Global Agtech company Dimitra has launched Dimitra Carbon, an initiative that aims to democratize the carbon offset market. Dimitra Carbon will provide DMTR Carbon Credits that are rigorously verified, traceable, and compliant with stringent environmental standards.

Built on blockchain technology, Dimitra Carbon offers an unprecedented level of transparency and credibility in the carbon offset market. Each DMTR Carbon Credit is fully traceable back to its origin. Ensuring that credits are verified by stringent monitoring and reporting standards. This eliminates the risk of credits being sold multiple times, providing unmatched assurance to buyers.

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One of the most transformative aspects of Dimitra Carbon is its focus on inclusivity. By leveraging blockchain, the initiative makes the carbon market accessible to approximately 500 million small-scale farmers worldwide who have been traditionally excluded due to the high costs and time investment required to generate tradable, unique, and verifiable carbon credits.

Dimitra expects this democratization to empower farmers across South America, Africa, and Asia, regions where it already collaborates with local agricultural communities.

“Our mission with Dimitra Carbon is to create a sustainable future by empowering farmers and offering high-quality carbon credits,” said Jon Trask, CEO of Dimitra.

“By integrating blockchain technology, sustainability, and agriculture, we can make a meaningful impact on climate change and drive positive transformation to communities worldwide. Our dedication to this initiative underscores our commitment to environmental sustainability and supporting local farmers and crypto communities,” Jon added.

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The deployment of the DMTR token not only expedites the process of carbon credit offsetting. But also adds a layer of traceability and trust, aligning with regulatory requirements. This initiative allows businesses to reduce carbon costs through clear and verifiable data, simplifying auditing and verification processes.

To further incentivize corporate participation, Dimitra offers a 10% discount on carbon credits purchased using the DMTR token. This discount aims to encourage companies to minimize their carbon footprint. While supporting the growth of a transparent and reliable carbon credit market.

Diego Costa, COO of Dimitra, highlighted the significant potential of the carbon credit market: “The global carbon credit market is experiencing unprecedented growth, with an estimated market value of over $1 billion in the voluntary carbon market in 2021 and projections reaching $50 billion by 2030. The demand for high-quality carbon projects has never been higher.”

To meet this demand, Dimitra has appointed a carbon program lead to collaborate with its data science team. This dedicated focus on the carbon market is already attracting interest. From various countries eager to join the DMTR Carbon project.

Where the company has already begun working with local farmers to integrate sustainable agricultural practices. By combining cutting-edge agricultural technologies with environmentally sustainable methods, Dimitra is enabling farmers to boost productivity while minimizing carbon emissions.

Dimitra and ALKO – Dimitra’s front-line farming technology is at the heart of an exciting new partnership in Sumatra, Indonesia’s heritage coffee hub. Partnering with Sumatra natives ALKO, this game-changing collaboration will propel the local industry forward. Founded by descendants of coffee farming practitioners. ALKO aims to achieve more than just business success. It’s dedicated to transforming the lives of thousands of growers and setting a new standard for sustainable Indonesian coffee

ALKO: From Grassroots to Global – Dimitra and ALKO

ALKO started with local coffee farmers’ desire to overcome challenges. It grew from a small initiative to help farmers improve production and traceability to a network of over 14,000 farmers. Today, ALKO Coffee company oversees the ins and outs of the coffee supply chain, focusing on efficiency and adding value at every stage to benefit everyone involved, from grower to cup. ALKO’s dedication to improving farmers’ lives through profit-sharing and ownership opportunities mirrors Dimitra’s goals, making for a fruitful partnership.

ALKO’s business model defies conventional practices. They pioneer a community-centric approach that puts the well-being and prosperity of stakeholders first.

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ALKO pays coffee cooperatives competitive prices for their harvests, guaranteeing fair compensation that benefits farmers directly. The commitment to the community goes further: ALKO recruits the workforce from local farming communities, building a strong bond with the land and its people. Employees and shareholders participate in annual profit-sharing, aligning incentives and driving collective success.

ALKO’s model empowers those at the forefront of coffee production and reinforces a sense of ownership and accountability. Under CEO Suryono Bagastani’s visionary leadership, the business model has become a testament to the company’s commitment to community empowerment and shared prosperity.

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Suryono Bagastani is at the helm of ALKO, standing as a steadfast advocate for coffee farmers and their communities. With a background deeply rooted in coffee cultivation as the son of a coffee grower, Bagastani intimately grasps the challenges and aspirations inherent to the industry. Through his leadership, ALKO has emerged as a pioneering force within the coffee sector, prioritizing both innovation and social responsibility

“As the son of a coffee farmer, I know the farmers’ struggles and also know the potential we have. Through collaboration and cooperation, sharing knowledge and innovation, we can elevate Indonesian coffee to the global market and can elevate Indonesian coffee to the global market that includes materializing farmers’ care about protecting nature because nature has provided environmental services.”, said Bagastani.

“Through this opportunity, ALKO and Dimitra strive to turn these challenges into work steps, embrace innovation, and create a brighter future for everyone who shares the same passion for coffee”, mentioned the CEO of ALKO on this partnership.

He emphasizes. “Our coffee is our treasure, a gift from our land and our people. ALKO is dedicated to unleashing its full potential, not only for our farmers, but for the entire world. Together with partners like Dimitra, we are building a future where every cup of coffee tells a story of sustainability, empowerment and hope”.

Dimitra Arasco – Arasco was established as a trading company in 1987, and its name is derived from the family name of Müsteçep Aras, who acquired expertise in the trade through hands-on experience, from warehouse operations to business ownership. His passion for products, business, and cultural diversity has been a core aspect of our company since its inception.

Talk to Müsteçep about any product, and he’ll tell you its story. This expertise and dedication are fundamental to Arasco’s operations. With our team of specialists at Arasco, we consolidate further business development as a renowned trade company and supplier of nuts, seeds, spices, dried fruits, pulses, and grains. Together with our business partners, we strive for balanced growth, based on expert knowledge and long-term relationships around the world.

Dimitra is an agricultural technology company with an executive team that possesses over 35 years of experience in digitizing value chains across multi-tier supply chains globally. Since 2020, Dimitra has developed and implemented its platform in numerous global agricultural regions, providing valuable knowledge to farming communities. Dimitra’s platform addresses pressing challenges by offering a solution centered on compliance with the EU Deforestation Regulation through unmatched traceability features. By ensuring detailed tracking and reporting at every stage of the agricultural supply chain, the platform enhances operational efficiency and secures market access by demonstrating compliance with crucial sustainability and safety standards.

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Dimitra Europe GmbH, a wholly owned subsidiary of Dimitra Incorporated, has collaborated with Arasco Food BV on a pilot project to achieve EUDR/CS3D compliance readiness for their coffee supply chain in Cameroon.

The primary objectives are to onboard 5000 farmers to the Dimitra mobile application Connected Coffee and train them to utilize Dimitra’s comprehensive tools.

The Connected Coffee platform is a multi-stakeholder platform that prioritizes grower productivity and supply chain management. The modules in scope include Farm Registration, Crop Management, Farmer Survey and Communication, and Data Acquisition. The goal is to rapidly scale the data work required to protect participation in EUDR/CS3D-regulated markets, thereby supporting Coffee Farmers, Coffee Collection- and Processing operators, Traders, Exporters, and other local coffee industry stakeholders.

The Dimitra/Arasco collaboration aims to prepare Cameroon coffee farming communities to supply EUDR-required data for supply chain mapping and farm level. Farm registration and training have commenced in the Littoral and West regions of Cameroon.

Dimitra’s platform will trace the physical flow of goods within the scope of EUDR from the farm to Arasco’s processing units and create due diligence reports accordingly. The platform will also ensure upstream traceability for Arasco, guaranteeing that every stage of the supply chain, from raw material procurement to product delivery, is transparent and compliant with EUDR.

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Upon successful completion, Dimitra and Arasco will take further steps toward implementing full traceability and compliance across Arasco’s global supply chains.

Müsteçep Aras, CEO of Arasco, stated, “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 digitization. By adopting the Connected Coffee app, we can enhance sustainable coffee production and trading in line with EUDR while supporting the local communities. We are excited to be part of this transformative journey and look forward to the positive impact it will bring.”

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 avoiding remote origins, Arasco takes this decisive step towards a fully digitized supply chain.”