Kent Babin
@kentb
I would be remiss if I didn't mention regenerative agriculture in the context of ReFi. The goal is a shift away from monoculture farming to beneficial practices such as agroforestry and syntropic farming. We know that the vast majority of food production in Africa and Asia is done by smallholder farmers. But we also know that monoculture farming is seen as the most lucrative (and harmful), although some studies suggest yields can actually increase with regenerative practices. Either way, small holder farmers need economic assurances before investing in a transition. Ecological credits are considered one solution. ReFi has the frameworks in place to help small holder farmers verify and issue credits for activities such as preserving tree cover, practicing polyculture, and conserving water. Shamba Network and Regen Network are working towards this. Another is regenerative farming yield as collateral in a larger regenerative economy. @kokonutnetwork is leading the way in that area.
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Kent Babin
@kentb
The other sector worth mentioning is the part of DePIN focused on climate impact. We like to called it Impact DePIN or GreenPIN. Projects working at this intersection are focused on incentivising climate-positive activities at the individual level. What makes these projects so attractive is the potential for scale without the need for significant capital. Some examples: Arkreen allows owners to connect their solar panel generation data to the network and people to buy RECs (renewable energy certificates) based on this data to voluntarily offset their own activities. M3tering (/m3ter-heads) has built a protocol that aims to replace insufficient electric grid infrastructure in Nigeria and beyond by allowing people to build their own solar plant and distribute electricity in their localities. AquaSave, Weather M, and WiHi are other examples.
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Trish🫧
@trish
cc @jawa
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Cool Beans 🌞
@coolbeans1r.eth
@wasabi is doing an OK job with @kokonutnetwork
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Wasabi 🥥🌴
@wasabi
Our Kokonut Seeds syntropic farm was engineered to accomplish several goals. Each farm in our network is providing a critical piece of infrastructure or utility that doubles as Onboarding Tools to bring more people to the Network. Can learn more at: https://kokonut.network/seeds
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