Solution to Farmers Land Disputes and How to Produce More Food has been Found

Landmapp makes an accurate digital survey of the farmer's land

Technology of Business reporter, Gabriella Mulligan, reported how a tech company called Landmapp come up with an innovative mobile platform that uses GPS location functionality to map and survey smallholder farmers.

He cited example from Ghana, where around 10% of smallholder farmers are thought not to have any certificate documenting their ownership rights.
Not only does this put them in a vulnerable position, it can often lead to disputes. And if your land is the main asset you want to borrow against, getting a loan can prove difficult too, he said.

So, by this innovation, farmers receive a certified plan of the land and land tenure documentation signed by the surveyor, chiefs and high court.
"Land tenure insecurity is a core barrier to land investment and farming," explains Thomas Vaassen, Landmapp's co-founder and chief technical officer.

Many of the millions of smallholder farmers in Africa are unsure
whether they own their land.

For the farmers who produce and the buyers who buy the product, Freshmarte for Provenance has developed a mobile app that enables food companies and farmers to operate digital smart contracts based on blockchain, the technology underpinning the Bitcoin digital currency.

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