Dimitra and MANTRA Partner to Tokenize Real-World Agricultural Assets for Real Impact
Dimitra, a global leader in agriculture technology and sustainability solutions - that leverages blockchain and artificial intelligence to support farmers - has partnered with MANTRA, a layer 1 blockchain platform focused on real-world assets (RWAs). This collaboration aims to bring...
Dimitra 2024 Year in Review: Driving Innovation and Sustainability in Agriculture
As 2024 comes to a close, Dimitra reflects on a year defined by technological breakthroughs, impactful collaborations, and a commitment to empowering global agriculture through sustainability and innovation. From advances in AI and blockchain to global partnerships driving change, Dimitra...
Dimitra Carbon
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...
2024/02/26
South Africa eyes stablecoins and blockchain for digital payments
The annual budget of South Africa revealed its treasury’s plan to promote the adoption of digital payments, which includes analyzing stablecoins and blockchain to “improve the lives and livelihoods of marginalized groups.”
2024/02/06
Empowering Ethiopian Coffee Farmers – Dimitra Capital Newspaper
Dimitra, a prominent AgTech enterprise system based on blockchain technology, is partnering closely with the Limu Inara Multipurpose Cooperatives Union in Ethiopia. This union consists of approximately 51,000 farmers and together they aim to enhance farmers’ livelihoods and revolutionize agricultural practices in the region. Through this partnership, Ethiopian coffee farmers affiliated with the Limu Inara Cooperative Union will have access...
2024/01/30
Blockchain can make the cacao industry fair and sustainable: Here’s how
Chocolate is one of the most popular sweets in the world, having evolved from a luxury to a widely consumed product. According to the Center for the Promotion of Imports from Developing Countries (CBI), around 7.3 million tons of chocolate are consumed annually worldwide.
2024/01/25
Increasing Transparency in Cocoa Production
Dimitra is working with Helvetas and Open Food Chain to increase transparency in cocoa production, ensuring the origin of deforestation-free products. Moreover, this effort aligns with European regulations prohibiting the importation of products associated with deforestation, including cocoa.
2023/12/15
How a blockchain platform could help small-holder cocoa farmers become compliant with the EU’s deforestation laws
As many know, the cocoa industry is sometimes opaque and complex. Still, confessed chocolate-lover Jon Trask, who is also CEO of Dimitra, says his company's recently developed Blockchain Deforestation Platform could provide a solution to help farmers continue exporting their beans into the European Union – the world’s largest chocolate market.
2023/12/13
Facilitating Accessibility and Empowering Smallholder Farmers in a Changing Regulatory Landscape
In recent years, the European Union (EU) has taken a significant stride in combating deforestation by imposing a ban on the sale of products from deforested areas within its borders, set to take effect on December 30, 2024. Europe stands as one of the largest consumers of commodities associated with deforestation, encompassing 50% of the world's coffee and 60% of...
2023/12/11
Driving the Digital Transformation of Fruit Production in Roraima
Dimitra Incorporated, a leading blockchain-based enterprise system for AgTech driving productive, intelligent, and inclusive farming, is collaborating with ABRAFRUTAS and CERES. Together, they will develop a project with the State Government of Roraima, the Brazilian Micro and Small Business Support Service (SEBRAE/RR), and the Federation of Agriculture and Livestock of Roraima (FAERR).