Introduction

Africa plays a significant role in stabilising global food security, however due to challenges with global market access, post-harvest practices and losses, trade finance and access to patient capital as well as general good agricultural practices (GAP), Africa is unable to fulfil its role as a key contributor to the global food system. This creates a serious threat to global food security, which ultimately impacts food prices, eventually driving more people into food poverty. agriiDAO tackles these challenges head-on with our collection of fully on-chain decentralised applications (dApps) built on the Internet Computer Protocol (ICP). Our approach ensures that all financial and data transactions are securely maintained within the blockchain, which, in turn enhances integrity, transparency and operational efficiency. agriIDAO takes full advantage of the promise of blockchain and democratises the African agricultural value chain to facilitate direct interactions among farmers, traders and consumers whilst creating new opportunities for investors to engage with and boost the agricultural sector. This ecosystem offers investors unique opportunities to contribute to global food security by tokenising blockchain-enabled real world agricultural assets (RWAA). In the following sections we’ll explore agriiDAO’s vision for contributing to a decentralised food security system.