Future of Agriculture – Final Perspectives on Blockchain with James Song and Alex Danco
James Song is the CEO and Founder of ExsulCoin, a startup based on blockchain technology that focuses on helping solve the world’s refugee crisis. A large part of this project is an app he developed called Exsul. Exsul delivers free basic education and is currently undergoing tests at a refugee camp in Bangladesh.
Alex Danco is an Associate at Social Capital, a group consisting of technologists, capitalists, and philanthropists who find and fund startups that can help change the world for the better. Alex is what you call a futurist, a person who always looks at things in a very, very long-term perspective.
In this episode, James discusses what ExsulCoin is all about and why they decided to focus on the growing refugee problem. He shares ExsulCoin’s mission, projects, and why they preferred to establish a strong foothold in Myanmar. Alex shares his thoughts on the future of cryptocurrencies. He shares his opinions on the ICO trend and why most of them are no different from Ponzi schemes. He explains why offering a big ICO can make users lose interest in a company’s projects and provides his tips to those who want to get involved in blockchain with agriculture applications in mind.
“The more serious the idea and the better the development team behind it, the less companies will need to do one of these ICOs in the first place.” – Alex Danco
This Week on The Future of Agriculture Podcast:
- Should we be concerned with limited transactions regarding cryptocurrency?
- What is ExsulCoin and what is it all about?
- What is Nanowork?
- How does ExsulCoin commit to confidentiality?
- What’s going on in Myanmar and why James chose to invest in that country.
- Why most ICOs are just get rich quick schemes.
- How to tell the difference between legitimate ICOs and those that scam others.
- Why doing a big ICO is actually a bad marketing strategy.
- Alex’s tips when it comes to investing in cryptocurrencies.
- The best way to get involved in blockchain and support its growth.
- What people who want to be involved in both agriculture and blockchain should invest in.
Resources Mentioned:
- How Blockchain Works with Alex Danco of Social Capital podcast episode
Connect with James Song:
- ExsulCoin
- Email: [email protected]
Connect with Alex Danco
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Shark Farmer Podcast – Chris Koch is funnier than me
Not having arms and legs hasn’t slowed down Chris Koch.
Listen to how this active farmer maintains such a good outlook on life.
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What the Farm Podcast – Drugs in rural areas
Lesley and Rob talk about drugs in rural areas. It’s the first in a series of podcast leading up to talking about the Colten Boushie case in Saskatchewan.
Rock and Roll Farming Podcast – Love at First Sight
Tonight I’m heading over to Aherla, near Cork in the South of Ireland to talk to dairy farmers Peter and Paula Hynes @Peterhynes15 @Paulahynes4
Firstly we talk about their non-farming backgrounds, how they met through a mutual love of horses and have been inseparable ever since, and how they ended up on their own dairy farm with 3 small Daughters in tow.
Peter then talks movingly and in depth about his issues with mental health, and how he eventually overcame them with the help and support of Paula and multiple counselling sessions. We also discuss why he’s now trying to help others with similar struggles.
We talk about the couple’s dairy farm, and how they’ve grown it from 50 cows in 2014, to 180 cows this year. We also go into some of the highs and lows they’ve experienced along the way, including their devastation at losing 32 Cows to Bovine TB, and winning the prestigious Irish Farmer of the Year 2017.
I also ask Peter all about his recent shenanigans with pink overalls with leopard print trim, raising money for charity.
Peter and Paula are one of the nicest, most genuine couples you could ever meet, fantastic farmers, and an absolute credit to the agricultural industry. It was an absolute pleasure to talk to them both tonight.
Check it out folks..
This episode is kindly sponsored by NFU Cymru. For more information please visit www.nfu-cymru.org.uk or www.rockandrollfarming.com
Ontario AgCast – Carson Wagner
Carson Wagner on robots, wrappers and Junior Farmers.
Future of Agriculture – Farmer and Rancher Perspectives on Data, Blockchain and the Consumer with Jerod McDaniel
Jerod McDaniel is a farmer and cattleman from Texhoma, Oklahoma. He is progressive when it comes to farm-related data, and new technology and practices. He is quite open and excited about the idea behind blockchain and how it would impact farmers like him. Jerod took over his grandfather’s farm in 1995 when he was just 18 years old which has enabled him to acquire the necessary skills for traditional farming as well as learn and integrate new ways to make the different processes involved much more efficient. He is considered one of the agriculture industry’s top Twitter influencers.
In this episode, Jerod discusses what farmers like him expect from blockchain technology. He shares some of the issues farmers and ranchers currently face and their current solutions, and how blockchain technology can elevate the systems they already have in place. He also describes the importance of having the right data when it comes to breeding with the right genetics and how it can make an otherwise slow year profitable.
“The best thing about blockchain technology is it would unify the platform people use.”– Jerod McDaniel
This Week on The Future of Agriculture Podcast:
How much do farmers value data?
Why, even with data, it would be difficult to remove the farmer from farming.
What data is he collecting now that he didn’t previously?
Data points regarding cows he is more interested in.
How will blockchain help ranchers?
When it comes to data, what makes the beef industry different from the poultry and swine industries?
His opinion on the cryptocurrency trend?
Connect with Jerod McDaniel:
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The Shark Farmer Podcast – Jodi DeHate, ag has your back
Jodi Dehate has been around agriculture her whole life. Listen to how that helped her through divorce and losing a job.
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What The Farm Podcast – Sinful talk about sin tax
Well we’ve got a new name: What The Farm Podcast
Lesley and I discuss sin taxes… but it leads into a rant about PETA
Ontario AgCast – Where’s Wendell?
Sandi and Christine turn the tables and interview Wendell. Asking questions from #AgTwitter
2:26 Wendell has control issues
13:32 Wendell thinks 87% isn’t a good grade
15:25 Wendell compliments us!
21:45 Wendell explains what scrotal circumference means to him
28:25 Wendell could be in a Colgate commercial
Future of Agriculture – Farmgate Blockchain Applications with Emma Weston of AgriDigital
Emma Weston is the CEO and one of the founders of AgriDigital, a commodity management company that combines advanced technical and industry expertise with aesthetic design and intelligent systems to develop seamless solutions to complex logistical, risk, customer management, and commodity issues in the agricultural sector. Emma leads the company’s business strategies, investor engagement, and their own Blockchain and talent management. She also has responsibilities in sales and operations.
In this episode, Emma shares how their company works with Blockchain and how it enables them to support farmers. She describes the impact Blockchain has on the future of transactions and why it will eventually become a standard in the industry.
“A platform approach means there is a single source of data and a single source of truth.”– Emma Weston
This Week on The Future of Agriculture Podcast:
- How Blockchain helped solve problems for their company.
- How does Blockchain solve the payment security problem?
- What’s the difference between Blockchain transactions and today’s internet transactions?
- How their company utilizes Blockchain tech when it comes to finance.
- Incentivizing the buyer to pay earlier than they should.
- How can Blockchain provide transparency without exposing sensitive information?
Connect with Emma Weston:
- AgriDigital
- Email: [email protected]
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