F6: Grow Africa, Grow Cardano

<p> Lack of traceability in Ethiopian coffee</p>

<p>1. No platforms for groups to form consensus and govern themselves in their liking </p><p><br></p><p>2. Corruption in governance</p>

<p>Many projects to export goods from Africa fail due to a lack of Certificates of origin.</p>

<p>African countries have adopted new laws for arbitration of disputes. It is unclear how this will play out in disputes over smart contracts.</p>

<p>The perception of Africa as backwards and corrupt is holding back development and critical investment in its young & dynamic population</p>

<p>In Uganda, Cardano's visibility and entrepreneurs' understanding of future opportunities are extremely little.</p>

<p>Further economic identity and empowerment, for financial inclusion across the African continent in harmony with Christianity.</p>

<p>Lack of tangible, impactful utility can contribute to low Cardano adoption in Africa and limit its spread across the continent.</p>

<p>There are more than 1.7 billion adults that are unbanked worldwide. Africa accounts for 17 percent of this figure.</p>

<p>Numbers of endangered species continue to rise, and no easy way currently exists to support conservation efforts utilizing blockchain.</p>

<p>60% of Africa's population is engaged in some kind of agricultural activity. Onboarding smallholder farmers to Cardano lacks incentives.</p>

Solution: De-Fi platform leveraging stake pools to crowdfund open-source drug/medical projects, where scientific collaboration & governance is central

<p>Education about Cardano must be available in native languages in African communities. However, The crypto world is English-speaking oriented</p>