Deforestation is a leading cause of climate change, as it decimates the world’s forests which are critical to life on earth. If deforestation continues at its current rate, the planet risks having only 10% of forested land left by 2030.

Globally, one of the leading drivers of deforestation is agriculture. To make more room for commercial crops such as soy beans, coffee, cattle, and cocoa, trees are consistently removed in large quantities.

In recent years, major governments have responded to this crisis by drafting and new deforestation laws for international food importation. Now nations are limiting operators of deforested land from profiting off of exportation.

Inevitable change is on the horizon for farmers and food companies worldwide. As a result, new innovative technology solutions emerge to help them navigate these necessary changes.

Impacts of Deforestation Worldwide

Deforestation is the planned, mass clearing of forested land. Unfortunately, large areas of forest around the world are cleared every day to expand farm lands and obtain materials for commodification. Industrial farming is responsible for 85% of deforestation worldwide — a number that must be addressed and reversed to ensure food security and relieve the effects of climate change.

A 2021 report showed that 3.75 million hectares of rain forest were destroyed in the tropics that year. Some of the biggest consequences of deforestation include high levels of carbon dioxide release. Threats to bio diversity, species endangerment and extinction, and soil erosion. This is not a good picture for agriculture or populations around the world.

Many environmental and political organizations have urged leaders of G7 (Group of Seven) — seven of the world’s largest countries — to take responsible action toward combating climate change. In 2022, 141 countries came together and signed a pact to eradicate deforestation by 2030. The EU is one of the first to take serious action.

Europe’s World-Changing Response to Deforestation

Leading a response to the deforestation crisis, the EU is having a law that effectively bans products made of the major crops linked to deforestation:

With this new law, trade companies will be required to provide proof that there is no deforestation in their production process after December 31, 2020. This is a pivotal time for CPG companies, global and regional importers, and farmers everywhere — especially those who trade into the EU.

The EU has given companies an 18 month period to adjust, change suppliers, and reverse deforestation ties before facing the consequences. Smaller companies will have up to two years to adjust. Traders and operators are now making efforts to arrange new methods of operation.

It’s important to consider that this change isn’t impacting companies alone. Farmers worldwide that supply these companies with goods must also heed the call to adjust their practices. With mandates to practice farming in more environmentally responsible ways. There’s no longer room for farms of any size to continue deforestation if they want to remain legally operational.

How are Satellites Used to Detect Deforested Land?

Countries with out standing deforestation issues, such as Brazil, Bolivia, Columbia, and Indonesia, have cross government cooperatives and farmers’ organizations to collaborate against harmful land practices. National and global organizations turn to satellites to observe forest and land statuses.

Satellites have been used for several decades to monitor forested land changes over time. In 1997, the Global Forest Watch was established as a network of research and non profit organization committed to monitoring and tracking illegal deforestation throughout the world. Today, satellite imaging has grown more and more advanced. Geofencing soft ware has also become a widely used tool in land observation. Together, the two capture deforestation activity in virtually any area of the world.

Although satellite and geo fencing technology advancements have helped track deforestation on every continent, there has yet to be a tool developed that effectively analyzes, compares, and integrates results with monitor methods such as Track and Trace.

Agricultural technology company, Dimitra, now offers an up graded solution. In addition to its existing platforms, such as the Connected Farmer Platform, the Dimitra Deforestation Compliance module now produces reliable satellite deforestation certificates. Their mission is timely: make data and reporting accessible to all as the world responds to changing regulations.

New Deforestation Compliance Monitoring in Action – Detect Deforestation with Satellite

With Dimitra’s well standing relationships with agricultural and government organizations, they’ve been working with Brazil to innovate deforestation compliance soft ware — with big results.

The figure below exemplifies a case study of their new deforestation module. This was one of the first results that revealed the deforested area in Parana, Brazil. The yellow spots in the image below indicate growth between the set date range of December 2020 to December 2022.

Dimitra’s new satellite deforestation calculator helps farmers and buyers around the globe access accurate data about deforestation activity. Here’s how it works.

Then, a corresponding machine learning model classifies every pixel of the images as either a forest or non forest pixel (each pixel indicates 10 square meters of land). The differences between these pixels are calculated and compared between two customizable dates. The platform high lights deforested areas and new forest areas within the farm’s geofence and perimeters.

Collected satellite data contains terrain and heat map imagery which are used together to generate a visual, color coded model of farm land. Module users can select a farm’s coordinates to view and compare the following:

• Dark green: Forest detection
• Light green: New forest area, meaning forests that are currently present but were not present during the set “start date”
• Red: Deforested area, meaning forests that are not currently present but were present during the set “start date”

Users can move the toggle to view before, after, and current comparisons as well as overlay images directly within the platform.

A combination of satellite analyses, AI, mobile technology, and block chain technology gives operators the ability to detect proof of deforestation. They can use this platform to prove compliance, reduce the risk of fraud, and verify past and present forest progress on their farm.

Dimitra Deforestation Module: Solutions for Global Agricultural Change

The Dimitra Deforestation Compliance platform allows farmers, traders, and producers to give proof of non deforested sources of their crops. It’s a key resource for importers and companies to certify their compliance with the new laws if they hope to continue to trade into the EU.

Satellite Accuracy – Detect Deforestation with Satellite

Using satellite and machine learning, the platform does more than just detect deforestation of a plot of land. It also generates a certificate of compliance written to the block chain. This secure block chain report presents an immutable time stamp, preventing reports.

Why is this block chain technology significant? When several countries tried to implement a similar deforestation ban, some farmers would continue to operate and increase deforested land but pretend to follow the law through measures. For example, they would go to another farm location to ship their product out of, which would wrongfully signal GPS data to avoid a penalty.

With the Dimitra Deforestation Compliance module, certifications can indicate:

• Whether or not a crop was grown on the reported farm
• If the amount of crop being shipped was grown on the farm
• How often the farmer(s) were present on the reported farm, based on mobile GPS data

Greater satellite accuracy, combined with integrations of other AgTech solutions, provide a comprehensive web3 report for certification and compliance.

Request for Deforestation Reports

With this platform, people can request deforestation reports and receive the results for a small price. Farmers or producers can sign up for a monthly subscription to receive and interpret ongoing reports, where all data is written to the block chain to be shared with organizations or companies.

When Dimitra receives a certification request from a customer, they collect payment and subsequently pay the necessary government filing fees and expenses. 

Additionally, if someone orders a report but wants an official interpretation from our PhD agronomists and forestry experts. Dimitra can evaluate the report and produce a final reading with explanations.

GPS Track and Trace

The Dimitra module also does Track and Trace — an ideal solution to verify vehicle, shipment, and other farming activities.

This software based tracking model can determine whether or not reports are honest and reliable. Effectively, this eliminates those who attempt to work around the regulations by farming or shipping from unreported neighboring areas.

Certifications

Deforestation Compliance certificates show a color coded image of the geofenced farm. Colors indicate the following:

• Tree cover loss (red)
• Tree cover gain (light green)
• Total tree cover (green)

The certificate also shows necessary compliance details, including:

• Verified GPS location hits
• Crop compliance percentage
• Total hectares of land registered
• Connected Farmer app usage

Each certificate has a block chain hash and QR code for easily sharing deforestation information.

Farmers can submit other relevant reporting details such as time lines for the exportation of their crops or product. Instances of natural disasters such as floods or fires, farm adjustments, and tree loss due to pests or disease.

All these details are vital for reporting and certification, as new regulations allow zero deforestation associated with reported farms.

Preparing for Compliance: Next Steps for Farmers and Producers

As leaders in the space, Dimitra recognizes that farmers should not need to go out of business. That’s why they’ve dedicated their mission to helping farmers have a way to substantiate their operation. And if there’s any way to improve farming practices or protect the land from deforestation. Now is the time to start making changes. Fortunately, Dimitra offers plenty of viable digital solutions that help.

Dimitra and Ahprocafe add value to local coffee with Connected Coffee Module

January 30th, 2023

BELIZE CITY, BELIZE — Dimitra Incorporated, a global Agtech company on a mission to make its technology available to farmers globally, is working with Ahprocafe, a coffee association in Honduras that has more than 1o0,000 associated farmers and dozens of local cooperatives. They bring state-of-the-art technology to coffee farmers, specifically traceability, adding value to  the local coffee locally.

Honduras coffee

Globally, people consume 166.6 million 60kg bags of coffee a year, and Honduras is the fifth-largest coffee producer in the world, contributing to that. In fact, they are also the main coffee producer in Central America. This can be attested to as the country provides unique conditions for cultivating superior qualities of coffee. 

Some of these unique conditions are due to the altitude of crops, the artisan processes to which the beans are subject, and the preservation of the genetic purity of many of its beans. So, it makes sense that Honduras, which once only grew coffee as a family crop, is destined to make an impact in the international market.

Currently, coffee holds the greatest weight in the country’s exports and, consequently, the one that generates the most foreign exchange.

Although Honduras has good productivity per hectare, there is still room to evolve. Particularly in pest management and reducing climate change effects, ensuring constant productivity, and increasing financial security for the farmers. 

Traceability for coffee

The bottom line is that more attention than ever is on the supply chain. When farmers can provide traceability for their products, they reach consumers’ new environmental, social, and governance (ESG) standards. 

Dimitra and Ahprocafe provide traceability for the coffee grown in Honduras. By implementing Dimitra’s Connected Coffee Module in as many cooperatives as possible.

This module provides real-time track and trace on coffee beans throughout different levels of the supply chain. Ensuring farmers’ operations are transparent and credible – attracting more customers looking for safe, premium quality coffee.

Data collection 

In addition to providing traceability and therefore increasing the value of coffee under Ahprocafe’s umbrella. Data is continuously collected to help the farmers predict, prevent and reduce losses due to pests, diseases, and climate change. 

Combining satellite technology and advanced agronomic data with AI, coffee farmers will receive customized recommendations to improve their farming techniques, forecast harvests, manage ripening timelines, and more. Most importantly, the data goes into creating reports for the farmers, helping them make informed decisions.

Calvin Funez, Dimitra’s Partner in Honduras, says, “We are excited to announce our alliance with AHPROCAFE, the first and largest coffee union organization in Honduras, as we have come together to provide state-of-the-art technology to small farmers in the country, helping them increase their yield, reduce costs, and provide traceability to their farms.”
Manfredo Villanueva, Ahprocafe’s General Manager, stated, “Ahprocafe seeks to strengthen the business capacity of affiliated coffee cooperatives, generate initiatives that allow us training support and potential market spaces, as well as develop marketing capacity through technical and technological strengthening. Within this framework, we faithfully believe that the alliance with Dimitra will allow us to achieve our objectives”.

BELIZE CITY, BELIZE — Dimitra Incorporated, a global Agtech company on a mission to make its technology available to farmers globally, is working with The Libyan Solar Power Co. The company specializes in designing and implementing solar systems on and off grid connected circles.

Dimitra and The Libyan Solar Power Co. are working to find solutions to help farmers in remote areas. Where electricity is not available. Together, they are developing agricultural operations to help these farmers increase their yields, reduce overall costs, and mitigate risks.

Out of the 170,000 remote farm holders that Dimitra and the solar power company initially target. Most of these farms need access to reliable electricity.

Libyan Solar Company

Dimitra’s Connected Farmer Platform is under going deployment with the help of The Libyan Solar Power Company’s alternative energy. To give farmers with limited access to electricity the same opportunities as those with access. By doing so, the farmers do not have to rely on the public electricity network. But become their continuous providers of clean and renewable energy.

The MENA Regional Director, Mr. Maged Elmontaser, said, “Nearly 600 million people in sub-Saharan Africa still does not have access to grid electricity. The southern Libyan territories face the same challenge where most of these off-grid fields are in rural areas and depend on agricultural activities — for sustenance or income. Dimitra Incorporated and Libyan Solar Power Company support local Libyan farmers and associations to practice daily farming operations with no power cut offs. By giving farmers access to electricity, we are providing them with the tools to transform their farming.”

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Dimitra’s Country Sales partner, Mrs. Aya Sherif, states, “We are thrilled about this partnership as we both seek digital transformation and the development of agricultural operations in Libya. By adopting modern digital methods and tools in managing farms and providing alternative energy solutions. Farmers can raise their productive capacities, advancing the agriculture economy in Libya.”

Mr. Muhammad Al-Zarrouk, the Executive Director of the Libyan Solar Power Company, said, ”The Libyan Solar Power Co. for Renewable Energy signs a memorandum of understanding with Dimitra Incorporated, laying the foundations between the two parties, as Dimitra Technology benefits from the alternative energy solutions provided by the Libyan Energy Company. Dimitra is a global agricultural technology company committed to the goals of the United Nations for sustainable development. It provides technology solutions developed for farmers in Libya and all world countries. This agreement has two main priorities; localize alternative and renewable energy systems and smart agriculture solutions designed to enhance food security through sustainable agriculture, and push forward agricultural and economic development in Libya, keeping pace with the world and development in the field of smart agriculture.”

According to the recent Consumer Price Index report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, food prices have risen 10.9% from October 2021 to October 2022 in the U.S. alone. It’s a global issue. Some countries have even seen record numbers of food inflations costs like Argentina with 91 percent, Turkey with an astonishing 103 percent and Ghana with 48 percent. The farming, production, processing, and retail of food supplies everywhere have been disturbed.

Several factors contribute to rising food costs:

• Changes in demand
• Increase in transportation and energy costs
• Climate and weather challenges
• International conflicts
• Disease outbreaks
• Supply chain disruptions

Right now, the world is facing many of these factors, including war, natural disasters, and recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, food prices around the world have skyrocketed.

4 Major Sources of Rising Food Costs

There are several identifiable reasons food costs have risen and continue to rise worldwide.

Aftershocks of the Pandemic

The pandemic caused disruptions in the food supply chain: outbreaks in processing centers, facility closures, and mandated lockdowns put a strain on food production at large. Access to livestock feed also diminished and the ongoing labor shortage throughout meat and dairy farms led to a decrease in these household staples.

Wars and Conflicts

In 2022, the War in Ukraine impacted the prices of wheat and other essential commodities. Western sanctions placed on Russia have led to not only higher oil and transport costs, but a further shortage of fertilizers that farmers need.

Supply Chain and Transportation

Food transportation across industries such as meat, produce, dairy, and coffee has left not only consumers to deal with unfavorable prices but farmers and processing companies as well.

With challenges in transportation and supply, more food is going to waste before it’s able to reach store shelves. Higher rates of food waste contribute to rising costs, as certain items become rarer and, therefore, more costly to sell.

Climate Change

Climate change is a final leading factor contributing to the rise in food costs. Although this may be invisible to buyers, resource depletion is a serious concern. Recent natural disasters such as the floods in Pakistan and one of the worst European droughts in 500 years. Significantly limited the production of commercial crops, including rice, sugarcane, grain, and soy.

Impacts of Food Scarcity on Daily Life

Rising food costs have resulted in food scarcity for families across occupational and class lines.

More than 800 million people end each day hungry.

Household hunger and malnutrition take hold in developing countries, impacting economic and social development.

Farmers’ incomes become threatened as there are fewer buyers purchasing goods directly from crop growers. Smallholder farms are further impacted around the global supply chain, as loyal traders search elsewhere for cheaper alternatives.

Shoppers are now faced with the difficult decision to change their food-buying habits.

A family of four who might have sustained themselves on fresh organic produce, fair-trade spices, and local dairy now may have to choose to buy conventional in order to maintain their grocery budget.

Lower-income families that may have opted for fresh produce a couple of days a week may now feel pressured to purchase more affordable but less nutritious alternatives such as canned vegetables or instant meals.

For those without a secure income, skipping meals and going hungry may seem like the only choice.

Farming Solutions that Address the Food Supply Chain

In an attempt to relieve global trade pressures, several governments in developed countries have put measures in place to increase domestic food production. Export bans, price controls, and food taxes also present difficult considerations in the market.

In response to rising food prices, investing in agriculture — both locally and abroad — is crucial.

Without productive farmers, a society risks major food insecurity, no matter what its current geopolitical or economic standing is.

Data-driven trade improvements are another way to alleviate high costs. Moreover, to improve trade, agricultural productivity must be met with timely research, farming development, and rural infrastructure.

Reducing global dependence on fertilizers and pesticides is another solution that will help bring food prices down while ensuring greater food security.

With specialty agricultural technologies (AgTech), fertilizer and pesticide applications can be closely monitored and controlled, making sure exact amounts of spray are properly applied to precise areas of a crop.

How Dimitra is Addressing Rising Food Costs

At Dimitra Technology, we already help farmers and exporters practice responsible and sustainable, data-driven farming.

With our tech-based platform, farmers around the world can increase crop yields, reduce operational costs, and mitigate risk from season to season. All of this is achievable even during a time of record-breaking food prices and environmental challenges.

We are committed to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of advancing toward zero world hunger.

Dimitra and our team of global agricultural experts combine science and technology to support farmers everywhere.

From strategies that reduce food waste to software that maps sustainable food production, the Connected Farmer platform which has advanced Internet of Things (IoT) capabilities equips farmers with the tools they need to succeed beyond spikes in the food market.

We must solve deforestation to combat global warming.

Agricultural expansion contributes to almost 90 percent of global deforestation.

The EU is banning the importation of the following products when they are linked to deforestation: Palm oil, cattle, soy, coffee, cocoa, timber, rubber, beef, paper, chocolate, and furniture.

So what does this mean? Consumer goods companies, movers, and farmers need to certify their compliance with these new laws to continue to trade into the EU.

Dimitra offers a Deforestation Certification Module making deforestation assessment accessible to companies proving their compliance with the new regulations.

Using satellite and machine learning, the platform detects whether or not a plot of land deforested. And generates a certificate of compliance written to the block chain.

GPS Track and trace is required to prove compliance with the new EU regulations by being able to show that the product was registered and came directly from the farm.

Contact Dimitra today to assess the impact on your business, plan for these changes and secure your supply chain.

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Dimitra Incorporated is a global Agtech company with a mission to help small holder farmers across the world. Dimitra works with governments, government agencies, NGOs, and for profit organizations. Through our data driven approach, Dimitra helps farmers increase yields, reduces expenses, and mitigates risk. Dimitra believes that every small holder farmer, regardless of standing, should benefit from simple, beautiful, and useful technology.

Hello everyone,

I’d first like to thank the Dimitra community and all our investors for their support during 2022. As the saying goes, “This too shall pass,” and 2022’s macro crypto conditions have been particularly challenging, with some very bad actors causing a lot of pain for the broader crypto industry. 2023 may be the year when regulatory frameworks finally manifest.

I’d like to extend a heartfelt thank you to our exchange partners, our esteemed extended network of partners, our internal teams: Marketing, Technology, Sales, Agronomists, Data Science, Dimitra Ambassadors, and all our external contractors. Without everyone’s hard work, we could not have accomplished so much in a short amount of time. We are much closer to helping larger numbers of farmers worldwide, improving sustainability, and addressing food insecurity. It’s important to zoom out and see what we’ve accomplished and not forget what the end goal is.

Since our community has asked, the Dimitra team is based around the world in 70 countries and is 125 strong. We have about 50 developers working at any one time and these numbers increase or decrease depending on client deliverables. Great platforms and solutions take time to build and implement. I sit in our weekly technology update meetings, and I’m always amazed at how many “commits” get accomplished week by week and how that is never ending, as well as all the Q&A and testing.

Some of Dimitra’s Accomplishments in 2022

Dimitra won the W3B & Blockchain World 2022 Entrepreneurship Award in the Industry Solutions Category. This award recognizes start up companies delivering innovative block chain applications, protocols, or platforms that address block chain implementation challenges in business, government, and nonprofit contexts. They shortlisted projects from all over the world as finalists and then selected Dimitra as the winner.

Linked here are the article and the press release.

VC Funding

Dimitra received a $20 million capital commitment from GEM DIGITAL LIMITED to develop Dimitra’s platform further, increase user adoption and expand the utility of our ecosystem. Considering most funding dried up in 2022, this was a major feather in our cap and vote of confidence in what we are doing. If you’d like to read more about this, please go here: Dimitra Secures $20M ‘Capital Commitment’ From GEM DIGITAL

New Partnerships and Contracts: We’re up to 16 nations!

Exchange News

Dimitra has been listed with 5 of the world’s top crypto exchanges:

Our latest exchange partner is Bittrex International.

As for the future, we’ll add more exchange partners as market conditions are appropriate.

Other Crypto Partnerships:

Dimitra partnered with Ocean Protocol and launched our first Data Bounty program with Ocean Protocol and awarded the winners. Next year, we intend to push forward with more data initiative programs and bounties.

Dimitra is working with GEC, the Xi Protocol, to deliver satellite nodes to its global clientele to aid microclimate weather conditions affecting farm performance. Find out more about this partnership in the announcement linked here.

Dimitra is excited that we’ve signed a media partnership with Cointelegraph to help get our message out to more communities across the world. You can read our first article linked here.

Technical Achievements and more

Dimitra has built three platforms that are live. The platform’s combines block chain, track and trace, AI + ML, satellite, sensors, and more.

Looking forward to 2023:

We’ll be providing a tokenomics update, feature articles on Cointelegraph, launching our Dimitra marketplace, and our Farmer Points program. We’ll also be launching our Sponsor a Farmer program, CEdefi loan, Defi insurance programs, and launching a deforestation satellite solution.

Conclusion

Venture capital investors pumped $51.7 billion into agritech businesses in 2021, an 85% increase over 2020. Top of mind for investors and communities across the planet

is how to feed the planet more sustainably with agronomic best practices. Dimitra, in partnership with farmers and supported by our token holders, is on a mission to improve data-driven decisions. Join the community today!

Stay safe and enjoy the rest of the holiday season with family and friends.

All the best,

Mike Meurin

Chief Digital Currency Officer @ Dimitra

Deforestation affects everyone in the world. It is responsible for approximately 10 percent of global warming. Without trying to combat deforestation, it is impossible to combat global warming. EU Deforestation Regulation and Compliance is working to make the world a better place.

Deforestation is the purposeful clearing of forested land, and industrial agriculture accounts for a colossal 85 percent of deforestation worldwide.

Unsustainable farming methods

An example of this is slash-and-burn agriculture. It occurs when a farmer burns down trees on their land, allowing the ash to fertilize the land for crops. Although this may be sustainable for the farmers for a short period. They have to repeat it as the soil only remains fertile for a couple of years. It is not a sustainable farming method for the planet in the long run. It causes long-term harm to the environment.

When trees are cleared to make room for farming practices like logging, oil palm, rubber tree plantations, and cattle ranching, the amount of carbon dioxide released into the atmosphere increases. Trees play a vital role in the atmosphere. They take in carbon dioxide for photosynthesis, which is in their wood. Farmers burn the trees, and this releases carbon dioxide into the air. As the number of trees continues to decline. An increasing amount of greenhouse gas collects in the atmosphere, accelerating global warming.

In addition to the environmental repercussions listed above. Deforestation threatens biodiversity and leaves soil more prone to erosion and forest fires.

Enforcing sustainable farming methods

The United Nations and the EU are working to limit the trade of products linked to deforestation worldwide to help combat the effects of climate change. The new regulation sets strict mandatory due diligence rules for companies that want to place relevant products on the EU market or export them. Once it becomes law, traders and operators have 18 months to adjust to the regulations, while smaller companies will have two years to adapt.

Operators and traders will have to prove that the products do not originate on land deforested after the 31st of December 2020. In addition to deforestation, operators will need to verify their production complies with the local laws of the producing country.

Evaluating the metrics based on crop-specific criteria, regional or country-specific regulations, as well as EU-specified criteria. When considering the criteria, the metrics set by the EU will be used as the baseline standard, and any other criteria, be it regional, country-specific, or produce-specific, will be taken into account based on the highest of the two standards. If a specific country’s criteria are different or have different components. Measurements from both will be taken into account, and the higher standards will be considered the primary metric.

So what does this mean? 

Farmers around the globe are adjusting their farming practices to adhere to these new environmentally conscious changes. Farmers have to substantiate their farming practices to allow for the export of produce. Otherwise, the importer will face fines of up to four percent of their annual EU turnover.

Besides avoiding deforestation to make way for farmland, planting new trees can make farms more sustainable. Some crops like coffee and cocoa grow very well under the shade of large trees. In addition, fruit-bearing shade trees can provide additional income for farmers. However, reducing deforestation doesn’t start and end with the farmers. Influential commodity trading companies are crucial to reducing farmers’ pressure to produce more.

The future of farming

Dimitra offers a Deforestation Certification Module as an upgrade to its Connected Farmer and Livestock Guru platforms making deforestation evaluation accessible to combat the climate crisis. The deforestation module makes it possible for producers and traders to prove their goods are unrelated to deforestation. It also helps regulatory authorities confirm compliance. GPS Track and trace is required to prove compliance with the new EU regulations by being able to show that the product is registered and comes directly from the farm.

Origin farms are defined by a geo-fence so that the system can continuously monitor land use via satellite. When products are being verified, the regulatory authority can trace the product back to its origin farm and assess if any trees were lost to make way for planting crops. Users also can create a year-over-year user-generated report based on data from their designated geofence inputs for an additional fee.

So, who can benefit from adopting this technology? This technology can impact any party within the agricultural chain. For example, farmers and cooperatives can consolidate the information on their farms, and governments can provide better compliance and standardized assessment for the buyers and producers of affected products. All of this data is written to an enterprise grade blockchain to provide transparency and take advantage of blockchain’s security and immutable ledger.

Dimitra also adds other values of importance to the EU, including the responsible use of pesticides, soils, and water, and respect for humans, including labor rights.

Striving for a greener future

With Dimitra’s ability to fully automate the capture of deforestation, calculating the loss and coverage with year-over-year reporting, farmers, cooperatives, and governments can improve the accuracy of their information while helping to combat deforestation while trying to make an impact on climate change. Working towards this goal is essential to improve the state of the environment globally. In fact, it is estimated by the assessment from the European Commission that at least 71,920 hectares (278 sq miles) of forest annually — (around 100,000 football pitches) will be protected with this law. As a result, global carbon emissions are also estimated to drop by 31.9 million.

Read more here: https://dimitratech.medium.com/eu-deforestation-regulation-and-compliance-dbb3ea22b5c9

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The agricultural industry went through a major metamorphosis during the industrial revolution, and it might be set for another groundbreaking evolutionary stage now with sustainability in agriculture. With the rise of blockchain technology, the farming and agricultural sectors are witnessing a lot of innovation, improvements, and improved sustainability in agriculture.

According to the founders of AgTech company Dimitra. The opportunities for the agricultural sector to benefit from blockchain-based tech are endless. Find out more about the future of AgTech in the latest Cointelegraph Interview below.

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Q: Is the adoption of blockchain technology becoming more widespread across the agricultural industry? What are the main challenges for small farmers and agricultural companies to incorporate this technology?

The adoption of blockchain technology is growing within the AgTech sector; the spread of mobile devices has made farming applications accessible to farmers globally. Earlier in developing nations, few farmers had laptops or computers. Mobile device penetration in rural areas lagged in developing countries.

Early applications were basic and didn’t work well offline, which is a necessity in agriculture. They also only offered a few features requiring farmers to buy several applications, which was a significant deterrent.

Initially, mobile-based systems were distributed in North America and Europe. Farmers in developing nations have struggled with expensive Agtech applications and their licensing costs.

Q: What is AgFi? What are the key aspects of this nascent space, and how can AgFi help farmers?

AgFi is digitizing the farming value chain from crop to end consumer and combining agronomic sciences, environmental sciences, blockchain, remote sensing, IoT sensing, and machine learning with AI algorithms.

AgFi helps farmers make data-driven decisions and connects their farming operations to their financing and insurance activities, providing them with a complete enterprise-based system.

Q: Both crypto and the agricultural industry have been blamed to be dangerous to the environment. Is there a way to offset the negative effects by combining the strengths of both of these industries?

Historically farming has focused on productivity without consideration for environmental effects. In the past decade, Ag sciences have improved and developed new techniques to make farming sustainable. Converting the world’s farmers requires training. Blockchain-based systems can help measure carbon performance and advise farmers on techniques that optimize their carbon performance while maintaining productivity.

Dimitra believes that educating farmers via our platform is key to addressing these issues. We reward them with points and DMTR tokens by following best practices, helping the planet and the farmer (through monetization of their data) at the same time.

AgTech is for farmers and investors alike

Q: What is the other side of the coin, how can blockchain tech help investors get into the farming and agricultural industry?

There is a perfect convergence of demand, growth, and regulatory pressure that will drive blockchain-based adoption in agriculture. Investors need to consider these market factors as well as perform specific research into the companies operating in the space. The AgTech and AgFi sectors are ripe for innovation, with digitization growth rampant on a global scale.

Agriculture itself is a 12.5 trillion USD industry growing at a compound annual growth rate of 11.1%. The food sector is an 8.77 trillion dollar industry and is forecasted to reach 11 trillion USD by 2027.

Q: What is Dimitra’s target audience? Are you looking to help farmers or investors, or does your company offer solutions for both?

Dimitra’s target audience is farmers and investors.

Investors who want to support the global food and agriculture industry while making an impact on the environment, global poverty, and the ability to benefit from the volume, revenue, and price growth of one of the world’s largest industry verticals.

Farmers who want access to digital analytics of their farm to help make better decisions; access to capital for inputs and trade financing; access to insurance designed for small farmers to mitigate weather, climate, and pest risks.

Q: What is the DMTR token, and how does it work to bring utility to both farmers and investors?

The DMTR token is an ERC 20 token. Farmers can pay for their licenses of the Dimitra Connected Farmer or Livestock Guru with DMTR tokens. Users of the platforms will have the ability to buy and sell goods within the Dimitra marketplace through the use of the DMTR token. Users can also stake their tokens via the DMTR portal. Farmers’ crops or livestock can use track and trace from seed via the entire supply chain.

Farmers download our application on their mobile phones, geofence their farms, and then start communicating with the platform. As they communicate with the platform, they receive Dimitra points. Then once they get to a certain level, they can offramp from the DMTR points to DMTR tokens, other cryptos, and local fiat currencies and buy goods like sensors in the DMTR marketplace or sell their goods.

Other utility functions within Dimitra include data and analytics, input loans, trade finance, crop insurance, carbon credits, logistics, track and trace, and token burn initiatives. sustainability in agriculture

Q: What do you think the future holds for AgFi and the industry as a whole?

The opportunities for AgFi products are endless if approached correctly. It may be the largest underserved industry segment in the world and within the blockchain world. There are new financing opportunities, new insurance opportunities, growing demand for provenance, track and trace, the incredible demand for data, and increased focus on decarbonization, freshwater conservation, soil biodiversity, soil loss, sustainable and precision farming, food waste reduction, food safety, and security.

It is an exciting new opportunity that makes a real difference in many UN Sustainability objectives. Environment, world hunger, poverty, and many more. sustainability in agriculture

Dimitra Community AMA Summary: August 11th, 2022

BELIZE CITY, BELIZE — Dimitra Incorporated, a global Agtech company on a mission to make its technology available to farmers globally, is working with Ceres Agrointeligencia in the Brazilian agriculture market. This Brazilian organization specializes in providing services and technological solutions for agribusiness. Dimitra and Ceres Agrointeligencia are exploring the Brazilian agricultural market, starting with the southern region of Brazil.

The south of Brazil is a leading agricultural producer in Brazil. It is responsible for 70% of the wheat and soybeans, 65% of the grapes, and 50% of the corn and rice produced. As well as cotton, sugarcane, oranges, and coffee production. Specifically, the first region Dimitra and Ceres Agrointeligencia are focusing on is Paraná, which is of more than 400,000 farms. It has dozens of cooperatives, some of which are the world’s largest.

Brazilian agriculture market

Ceres and Dimitra have been approved for the Inova Invest program within the Brazilian agriculture market. This program explores tools and technological solutions that help advance trade and traceability for trade export companies, international buyers, and national and foreign investors.

Invest Paraná, a company created to support local companies and new investments, is promoting the Inova Invest Program. Invest Paraná acts as a bridge between the government and private sectors, helping to collect data, provide information and make strategic decisions.

Building a Strong Ecosystem

With Invest Paraná and the Inova Invest Program, Dimitra and Ceres will build a strong ecosystem, allowing them to offer several services to farmers and agricultural institutions. In addition to the Connected Farmer app. It will help the farmers to produce more, services and market reports will be offered to companies and cooperatives.

Despite Paraná being a state with large, high tech farmers, tens of thousands still struggle to make ends meet. One of the first objectives of these organizations working together is to find a way to support projects that are strengthening these small farmers and regional agricultural products. These organizations will help these farmers by sharing knowledge and allowing farmers to offer traceability on their products.

Project Introduction

Dimitra is a global AgTech company with a mission to help farmers across the world. Dimitra works with governments, farming cooperatives, agricultural corporations, NGOs, and for-profit organizations. Dimitra’s platforms are built on blockchain technology and incorporate mobile technology, machine learning, IoT devices, satellite and drone imagery, genomics, and advanced farming research. Dimitra’s data-driven approach helps farmers increase yield, reduce expenses, and mitigate risk. Dimitra believes that every smallholder farmer should benefit from simple, beautiful, and useful technology regardless of economic standing. Here is the Dimitra AMA Summary with Kucoin.

Guest Introduction: Jon Trask (CEO Dimitra)

Jon Trask: Personally, I am a globally recognized blockchain expert with extensive experience in cryptography and cryptographic systems, enterprise software development, and designing and implementing complex supply chain applications for multinational corporations.

I am passionate about using the power of information to deliver agricultural technology (Agtech) to small farm holders. Who, while playing a vital role in keeping our world fed, often struggle to feed their own families.

My goal is to get elegant, useful technology into the hands of farms and farmers who need it most. Food security, food safety, agronomy, the climate impact of agriculture, poverty, and world hunger are key issues that are important to me personally.

Q&A from Dimitra AMA Summary x KuCoin

Q: What is the most ambitious goal of your project?

Jon Trask: Great question! The most ambitious goal of the project is to deploy our technology to 100 million farms. If we achieve this, we’ll help feed a lot of people and inevitably change their lives for the better. We’ll also make a significant contribution to manage climate change and improve soil health.

Imagine how many people will transact with our Dimitra token through our ecosystem.

Q: What can we expect from Dimitra and its team in 2023? Do you have a roadmap?

Jon Trask: Yes! As some of our country deals or details of deals under NDA, we can’t always share everything, but we do our best to be as detailed as possible.

Our linktree is the best source of information for everything related to Dimitra: https://linktr.ee/dimitratech

Over the next four months, we are releasing:

Livestock Guru Cloud- November 2022

Marketplace — December 2022

Advanced satellite with 15 additional reports to the existing five reports — October 2022

Farmer points program — November 2022

A farm activity scheduling and calendar tool — December 2022

Another ten crops — we add new crops monthly

Additional languages — Greek, Mandarin, and Turkish — done. We are now at 18 languages

Livestock Guru — Dairy Management — Q1 2023

Livestock Guru — Feed management — Q4 2022

We are also starting on an iOS version of Connected Farmer for launch next year

Q: We heard you had just won an award, please expand on that.

Jon Trask:We are excited to share that Dimitra Technology is the winner of the W3B & Blockchain World 2022 Entrepreneurship Award in the Industry Solutions Category!

This award recognizes start-up companies or technology projects delivering innovative blockchain applications, protocols, or platforms that address blockchain implementation challenges to business, government, and nonprofit contexts. They shortlisted projects from all over the world as finalists and then selected Dimitra as the winner.

We are appreciative of the amazing recognition for our team & community. Special thanks to all of the Dimitra Technology team members representing from afar. We couldn’t have done it without you!

Q: How important is the community for the team, and what steps will be taken by the team to keep the interest of the community & investors intact?

Jon Trask: Community is everything to Dimitra, starting from our internal team and extending to all the farmers we work with who use our platform and our loyal DMTR token holders.

We wouldn’t be here without the community’s support, and our ethos is a community-first approach. Dimitra always listens to our community’s feedback, and we’ll keep updating the community on our latest news.

Q: Do you have any exciting news you want to share with the community?

Jon Trask: We are proud to announce a $20 million capital commitment by GEM DIGITAL LIMITED to develop Dimitra’s platform further, increase user adoption and expand the utility of the ecosystem. Dimitra Secures $20M ‘Capital Commitment’ From GEM DIGITAL

We recently signed an agreement with the Uniagraria University of Colombia. Dimitra and Uniagraria will teach smallholder farmers how to use digital technologies to increase their yield, reduce expenses, and mitigate risk. This is another great university helping spread technology to farmers globally.

We also have some new things coming up soon, so be sure to check our social media and keep an eye out for new updates!

Ask Community Question

Q: Could you tell us about your security strategies, audits and every measure that might protect your users funds and protect their privacy?

Jon Trask: We have been audited by Certik and take security measures across our applications and portal. We have validation steps that enhance our security to minimize risk. We have an active development team and take thrid-party advice from leading cloud security teams.

Q: Partnership and collaborations are the backbones of making every project more widespread. Can you list some of your partners with us?

Jon Trask: We have amazing partners, Ocean Protocol, Morpheus Network, Blockchain Research Institute and many others, please follow the link https://dimitra.io/about-us/#partners

Q: As a newcomer to crypto, I have always faced difficulties in navigating through the UI of many platforms. And these clumsy UI have always been difficult for newbies. So,is the #DIMITRA Platform user friendly platform & ensure a hassle free & clean interface for users?

Jon Trask: Yes, we spend a lot of time working on the UI of our platform and take feedback from our users to make improvements. UX is important, particularly with farmers who need to have simple and efficient ways to enter their data

Q: Recently due to the solvency risk of FTX has created a huge negative impact of crypto currency and led to crash, Is your project impacted by this?

Jon Trask: We do not have a direct impact due to the FTX problems. Certainly it is creating challenges in the market with price and market credibility. We are a project with real-world application and revenue in the agriculture and food markets and that creates advantages for us that many projects don’t yet have.

Q: Do you have any plans to integrate farmers into your system, given that your ecosystem is devoted to the agricultural sector?

Jon Trask: We already have farmers integrated into our system. We have been onboarding cooperatives and governments for several months now and are going to continue to expand the number of customers monthly.

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