BC100+ Podcast Series: E-Livestock Global - Transforming Livestock Traceability

Building on the success of the 2023 podcast series on Financial Inclusion and ReFi, INATBA’s Social Impact and Sustainability Working Group launched a new podcast series in 2024. Titled “Blockchain for the UN Charters – BC100+ Ecosystem 2024,” this series features BC100+ projects, exploring their use cases, challenges, opportunities, and impact measurement methods.

You can listen to the 11th podcast here featuring Samuel Seongeun Lee (The World in 2050) as the Host and Chris Light (E-Livestock Global) as the Guest.

In this episode, we spoke with Chris Light, a seasoned technologist and innovator with over 25 years of experience, about his work at E-Livestock, a social enterprise revolutionizing livestock traceability. Chris shared the spontaneous origins of E-Livestock, a collaborative effort of multiple co-founders that began as a U.S. company operating in Zimbabwe and has since expanded.

E-Livestock provides a unique system that assigns cattle a global ID number tied to an electronic health record, akin to human healthcare systems. This innovative approach ensures livestock traceability while empowering smallholder farmers with digital and financial inclusion tools. Chris explained how the system benefits stakeholders by enabling contract financing, allowing companies to track and ensure responsible use of livestock resources.

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For more information, you can access the podcast webpage or contact the Working Group directly at [email protected].