Blockchain Chicken Farm

Blockchain Chicken Farm

And Other Stories of Tech in China's Countryside

Xiaowei Wang

Farmers need access to loans, Jia said. But they typically have types of collateral that are different from those of city people. A farmer’s assets might be pigs or chickens. As a result, Ant Financial is setting up cameras on farms that can display a farmer’s assets in real time to help assess credit scores and risk in lending scenarios. Such data can also be used by ET Agricultural Brain to help farmers with the animal-raising process. With this risk-assessment camera in place, farmers can then use Alipay to apply for loans.
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