Quote from: Theb on February 26, 2021, 10:10:22 PM

Quote from: 1miau on February 15, 2021, 11:31:03 PM

Now, we are planning to set up a new, even bigger farm. It is currently also abandoned but need to be purchased, too. After purchasing it, we are planning to prepare it and try to expand it (needs to be considered locally).
Preparing will include purchasing rice seedlings and planting.

Hey there bro nice to see you helping some people in a developing country as they truly need help directly. Also if I may ask does the friend of yours in the Philippines know anything about the land grants being given for farmers there? Because if you want to save your money and spend it elsewhere your friend might want to try and apply for a land grant under the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR).

Quote from: https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1123935

Agricultural free patents are land grants awarded to natural-born Filipino citizens in actual occupation and cultivation for at least 30 years of alienable and disposable lands not more than 12 hectares, and have paid the corresponding real property taxes.

I asked him and he said he knows about it but it's very hard to get, mostly only for big farmers.

Quote from: Kakmakr on February 27, 2021, 04:55:26 PM

I think the whole thing comes down to trust....

What guarantee do we have that the bitcoin are actually going towards that project? Let me make an example and then you tell me if it is possible to do this or not.

Ok, let's say I take photo's of someone else's project or even just the land that are being worked by those people and I say that this is a project funded by the Bitcoin donations that are being donated on this forum. (Will that be possible?)

What proof can be given that our donations will go towards that project? ( I love the idea, because you are helping them to fish and you are not simply buying the fish for them) Wink

At first, I had given him small amounts of my own BTC and I felt confident he used it for what he send me pictures from. It was a very small amount, when a typhoon hit his town and he purchased some food and water from it. Later, he send me pictures from his damaged farm and I gave him some more to build it back up. He always delievered pictures when I asked him.
So I was sure, it was legitly used and started a little donation campaign.
When it was successfully finished, I suggested him to set up an abandoned farm near his house, which was in background when he made pictures from his vegetables. It was land owned by his town.

He said how much it would cost and I agreed to make a second donation campaign for it, so it was actually my idea to start it. Pictures from it are included in the OP, so I can say for sure it is build while we are seeing the progress here.
Yes, all funds could be set aside for a different purpose while they would have build up the farm anyways. That is highly unlikely because it was my idea to select that specific part of land and this farm looks like it was abandoned for 2 years or more.

However, it is very unlikely to be a scam and I'm also transparent about funds being used. Personally, I would not scam for a few mBTC. Cheesy

But he told me today, the new part of land is unfortunately no longer up for sale because someone else bought it. He told me to cancel our campaign, so I'll do it, refund SFR10 for his donation (many thanks) and will send my 2 mBTC directly to his farm to use it for harvesting / miscellaneous expenses when his current rice can be harvested.