🌱 Blockchain Meets Agriculture: A New Dawn for Smallholder Farmers 🌍 On invitation by International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), our team from Chasing Mavericks represented by Sheila Waswa, Ndabari Thuku, Dennis Mutinda and Catherine Oyugi participated in the impactful AgroWeb3 Workshop powered by LACChain Ecosystem, held at the United Nations Office at Nairobi on 14 November. The workshop brought together different players in the agricultural value chain to explore how blockchain technology is reshaping Africa’s food systems—boosting market access, enabling traceability, and driving financial inclusion for smallholder farmers. 💡 Key insights came from thought leaders like sara mbago-bhunu, Robinson López Monzón Mariatu Kamara, Andrea Gardeazabal Antonio Leal Batista and Gladys Herminia Morales Guevara, who shared expertise on creating a more inclusive agricultural system. With facilitation by Odhiambo Linda MCIPR and Moses Abukari the workshop marked an important step towards digital transformation in agriculture. 🔗 Read more about the innovative solutions presented at AgroWeb3 in the article below! 👇 Open Food Chain Kevin D. Nyakaru Project Mocha Investa Farm (StartupBootcamp 24) Moses Liech Stephen Kimoi One Million Avocados Global Blockchain Business Council (GBBC) Sandra Ro 🇺🇦 Peter Maina Njoroge Paul Gachora Meave Akinyi Jesse Pollak DigiFarm Society of Crop Agribusiness Advisors of Kenya Kenya Space Agency IDB Lab #Blockchain #Agriculture #FoodSystems #DigitalTransformation #Africa #AgroWeb3 #Inclusion
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