Farm credibly: How blockchain technology helps young Caribbean farmers access finance

It is widely recognised that access to finance is one of the biggest barriers to more young people becoming engaged in agriculture.
Here, Varun Baker, a young Jamaican entrepreneur and winner of the CTA Pitch AgriHack 2018 contest, explains why he is convinced that blockchain technology can help to change this – and how his own start-up Farm Credibly is using the technology to improve access to finance for unbanked farmers.
How blockchain technology helps young Caribbean farmers access finance
Blogpost/linkedin post/twitter mini-blog
How Farm Credibly works
Video
Farm credibly home page
Website
Themes:
FinTech
Maturity Level:
Pilot
Country:
Jamaica
Type of access:
External
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Organization main contributor:
Partner organization:
CTA
Contact email for contributor:
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