Caricrop: can a digital payment system support fairer agricultural trade?

Pothong, Kruakae, Pschetz, Larissa, Bailey, Arlene and Dixon, Billy (2022) Caricrop: can a digital payment system support fairer agricultural trade? In: DRS2022: research papers. Proceedings of DRS. Design Research Society.

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Abstract

What difference can new technologies make for small-scale farmers facing a multitude of uncertainties that could affect not only the value of their crops but also when and whether they get paid? To understand how Distributed Ledger Technologies such as Blockchains, could be leveraged to address such uncertainties in agricultural trade, we engaged small-scale farmers in a problem delineation exercise, and designed CariCrop, a payment system and currency that specifically addresses the issue of delayed payments. We investigated the potential impact of this system through immersive drama and deliberative workshops. We found that although digital payment systems can give farmers greater autonomy in agricultural trade, these systems do need to be designed with careful consideration of social values and integrate local economic and legal infrastructures.

Item Type:	Book Section
Additional Information:	© 2022 The Author(s)
Divisions:	LSE
Subjects:	T Technology S Agriculture H Social Sciences > HB Economic Theory
Date Deposited:	22 Jan 2025 15:45
Last Modified:	22 Jan 2025 15:51
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/127012

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