Dimitra’s Data Driven Farming Solution
Dimitra Incorporated is an industry leading agricultural technology company with a mission to deliver AgTech globally to farmers. The development of our platform has been incremental over the past two years. With the Dimitra token launch we are looking to accelerate development, and transition the modules of our platform into a compatible operating system with containerized functionality allowing Dimitra to become the OS of the future for Agriculture.
Smallholder farmers in many areas of the world struggle to make ends meet. They can play a huge role in solving the world food shortage, improving food safety and addressing food security issues. Putting simple, beautiful, effective technology in farmers’ hands is our core goal. We want to help farmers improve their productivity with the power of information. Dimitra is making a difference in the lives of many. Building on our existing success, we are looking to grow our platform by more than 10-million subscribers annually.
Dimitra Incorporated, is committed to advancing the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). We have designed a customizable enterprise grade Ag-Tech platform that includes a mobile and web application with 13 complimentary working modules. Our app consolidates complex inputs such as sensors, satellite data, genetics, a global library of best practices covering livestock and crop management, and a lot more. We are targeting the upstream end of the agri-food value chain and this includes the world’s approximately 570 million farms plus input suppliers, service providers, equipment suppliers and ancillary businesses.
To accelerate our mission and enrich the lives of farmers and grow economies around the world, we made the decision to launch our digital token offering in order to rapidly scale our already successful business and to include the global community in the opportunity for financial participation.
The Problem
In 2021 alone, almost 1 billion people go to bed hungry every night. At Dimitra, we want to solve this problem. Over the past five years, the number of hungry people has increased globally. Despite all of our efforts, our current methods are not solving the world’s current hunger problem. By 2050, we will need to feed 9.7 billion people, our methods for changing this statistic need to change drastically. One third of the world’s population are smallholder farmers, operating subsistence level farms, typically smaller than 5 hectares and struggling to produce enough food to feed their own family. In G20 nations, farmers have access to technology that helps them operate their farm as a commercial enterprise, greatly exceeding their own family’s needs and allowing them to supply food to hundreds of people. There is certainly a significant divide which needs to be closed.
Our world’s current farming practices are less than sustainable. Agriculture accounts for 70% of the world’s fresh water usage. Farms generate a significant amount of pollution. We have lost 50% of our topsoil in the past 150 years, and this is coupled with a loss of nutrients and salinity problems with much of the remaining soil. We are destroying our forests at the rate of 10 million hectares per year, much of it to increase our farmland. Educating farmers about leading practices is a challenge for governments. Creating a means to educate and promote best practices is a labor intensive process. All of these individual challenges require intervention on a global scale.
If smallholder farmers can increase their yields, reduce their costs and mitigate risks, they could have a considerable influence and impact over the following global issues:
- Climate change
- Reducing world hunger
- Improving food safety and security
- Alleviating Poverty
- Reducing Desertification & Soil Erosion
- Reducing Deforestation
Our Mission
At Dimitra we are on a mission to make our technology available to smallholder farmers globally.
According to the World Bank, agricultural development is one of the most powerful tools to end extreme poverty, boost shared prosperity and feed a growing world. Growth in the agriculture sector is 2–4 times more effective in raising incomes among the world’s poorest compared to other business sectors.
Smallholder farmers are rapidly adopting mobile phones and have a new platform to run their business, learn new farming techniques, record their performance, communicate with government ministries and agricultural experts. Most agricultural software is an expense that they cannot afford. We are on a mission to change agriculture software affordability.
Dimitra is actively working with governments and non-governmental organizations to make our “connected farmer” platform available to smallholder farmers in developing nations, free of charge. This platform enables farmers to use advanced technology which provides them with actionable data, breaking the cycle of poverty, enriching their economy through increased crop yields and healthier livestock.
Our Platform
The Dimitra Platform is available in Android, iOS and Web versions and is available in a growing list of languages. The platform is targeted at developing nations to allow smallholder farmers to record their farming activities, receive reports and recommendations allowing them to make informed decisions in order to increase yield, reduce cost and mitigate risk.
Our “Connected Farmer” platform provides a variety of functionality to support a farmer running a small business.
My Farm — Farm registration, set goals, establish geofences, order supplies, manage invoices, manage inventory, manage workers, manage maintenance & equipment, create a schedule.
My Crops — Manage the cycle of specific crops — soil preparation, planting, irrigation, pest management, harvest and storage.
My Livestock — register livestock, make observations, sell or trade, audit performance, take pictures or video.
My Documents — record copies of your permits, licenses, chemical safety information, inspections, contracts.
Knowledge Garden — a growing repository of best practices on how to manage all of the elements of a farm including crop knowledge, livestock information, soil preparation practices, pest management, etc.
To accelerate our mission and enrich the lives of farmers and grow economies around the world, we made the decision to launch our digital token offering in order to rapidly scale our already successful business and to include the global community in the opportunity for financial participation.
On September 15, 2021 we will launch the Dimitra Token following a token distribution schedule (https://dimitra.io/token-distribution). Starting in June 2021, we will run the first of five Dimitra Ecosystem Initiation Events (i.e. presales). We are seeking mission driven Token Holders to join us in developing our ecosystem. Token holders help drive platform growth, ecosystem development, and expedite the delivery of our app to millions of farmers. Our token delivers great utility within our ecosystem and the ongoing growth of our platform will create a compounding effect on the network for years to come.
As farmers utilize the system they are generating data. This data is anonymized and aggregated and made available to ecosystem participants in exchange for tokens so that the data may be consumed for university research, government programs or commercial research. With today’s value of data, this activity will generate significant revenue back into the token ecosystem.
Call to Action
Now that our foundation is in place and we’ve had successful customer tests of our platform functionality, we are ready to accelerate our mission. This is our decade to take action. We have aggressive goals and the token is the catalyst to allow a 10x expansion of our services. We are ready to move swiftly and with a purpose.
Dimitra has the vision of making the world a better place through collaboration with farmers, governments, and an aligned ecosystem of partners. Our altruistic goals combine well with our global sales and development strategies.
Our platform will revolutionize agriculture across the globe and our suite of technologies (IoT devices, Machine Learning, Satellite, Genetics and Drones) coupled with Blockchain transparency, creates an ambitious and achievable challenge ahead. Dimitra is enterprise grade, secure, and fully scalable. Dimitra is a next generation solution for farmers and governments across the globe.
To participate in the token sale, Token Network Members must first complete our AML / KYC form via our website or submit their documents to: kyc@dimitra.io.
Join the Dimitra Ecosystem, embrace our mission. Plant a seed, nourish it through active ecosystem participation, and watch the seed flourish. Our network is changing the lives of smallholder farmers, together we can move mountains.
If you’d like to know more please consult our white paper here: https://dimitra.io/token
