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Dimitra Named “Overall AgTech Solution of the Year” in 2026 AgTech Breakthrough Awards
Dimitra has been named the 2026 Overall AgTech Solution of the Year by AgTech Breakthrough. Across 30+ countries, Connected Farmer helps turn farm and plot data into useful records for mapping, traceability, due diligence and agricultural decision-making. More on the...
Published on: 2026/08/20
Dimitra Launches the Tambo Amazon Carbon Project in Peru
A community-based forest carbon initiative in Río Tambo, based on indigenous governance, digital monitoring, reporting and verification (MRV), and long-term climate finance for Asháninka communities.
Published on: 2026/04/01
From Uncertainty to Perspective
This week’s announcement of a potential postponement to the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) created understandable turbulence in the market. Today, with a clearer view, the outlook does not seem as uncertain as it did at first.
Published on: 2025/09/26
2024/03/01
Revolutionizing Farm Finance: The Power of Dimitra’s Scorecard
There are over 600 million smallholder farmers across the globe. For them, the ability to source reliable investments is a matter of survival. Unfortunately, presenting a transparent picture of the value they create with their land and crops is easier said than done.
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...
