From Farm to Future: How Dimitra and ALKO Are Shaping Japan’s Coffee Market
As the coffee industry continues its evolution toward greater transparency and sustainability, ALKO, an Indonesian specialty coffee producer, has teamed up with an international partner to expand into the Japanese market. With their second café opening in Osaka, Japan, the...
Dimitra partners with Italian Coffee Giant Alkaff to Streamline EUDR Compliance in Italian Coffee Industry
Dimitra, a leading blockchain-based operating system for agricultural technology, has today onboarded Alkaff, a Sicily based international green coffee trading corporation, to its EUDR Due Diligence Service (DDS) platform to ensure compliant coffee supplies in Italy. This platform utilizes artificial...
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...
2024/10/17
From Farm to Future: How Dimitra and ALKO Are Shaping Japan’s Coffee Market
As the coffee industry continues its evolution toward greater transparency and sustainability, ALKO, an Indonesian specialty coffee producer, has teamed up with an international partner to expand into the Japanese market. With their second café opening in Osaka, Japan, the partnership showcases their commitment to providing consumers with ethically sourced, traceable coffee. At the core of this initiative is Dimitra’s...
2024/10/02
EU proposes delay to deforestation regulation
The European Commission has proposed a 12-month delay to the EU Deforestation Regulation after months of lobbying by certain governments and companies. The EU executive has also published additional guidance on the regulation. Environmental organisations said the proposal was unacceptable when so many companies have invested time and money to be ready for the original end-of-year deadline.
2024/09/19
Rudi Albert and Maurizio Zugna: “The combination of the Dimitra system and the Alkaff app tech streamline the work of roasters”
Rudi Albert, ceo and founder of Alkaff returns to these pages together with Maurizio Zugna, Dimitra Europe, Italy Project Manager, to go into more detail about the operation that has seen these two companies working together to address the new challenges posed by new European regulations in relation to sustainability, supply chain, raw material: in one word, EUDR.
2024/09/12
Dimitra Technical Series: Land Suitability and Scorecard
Dimitra's land suitability application offers farmers a comprehensive evaluation report of their land. The platform thoroughly evaluates key climate, soil, and land factors to determine the ideal location for growing and harvesting successful crops.
2024/09/11
The food production–consumption chain: Fighting food insecurity, loss, and waste with technology
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.
2024/09/03
Boosting Ethiopian Coffee Production with Dimitra’s Technology
Deep in Ethiopia, something big is happening — a quiet revolution. Dimitra’s innovative agricultural technology is partnered with 12 local coffee unions to empower over 1.2 million farmers across hundreds of cooperatives and communities. By combining cutting-edge technology with hands-on support, Dimitra is transforming how coffee is grown, sold, and enjoyed.
2024/08/19
Italian Coffee Trader Alkaff Turns to Dimitra’s Blockchain Platform to Ensure Compliance with Deforestation Regulation
Dimitra, a blockchain-based operating system for agricultural technology, has onboarded Alkaff, a Sicily-based international green coffee trading corporation, to its EUDR Due Diligence Service (DDS) platform to ensure compliant coffee supplies in Italy.