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Fish keeping is my hobby and at a time a home based business. I face problem to import desired products from other countries due to payment method and currency. Somehow I manage but everytime I have to pay large fees.
I thereby want to establish a market place for fish farmers and fish keeper using crypto. We can buy crypto from localbitcoins or from other means but I think readymade crypto platform will be helpful.
There we can buy/sale items using crypto dedicated for crypto enthusiast only, no fiat lover. It is hard task if I try to do it alone. Lets make it easier.

Your first step is to inform them that there is cryptocurrencies which all of you can use for buying and selling. It's a real money online that they can rely on.

Start with your area and fish farmers that you know. You can start a very small community using cryptocurrency as means of payment. Then, go with a platform if it's needed but I don't think that there's a need to it if you can start with a small group and then pay directly from each other or appoint someone who can be your local board trustee which can serve as an escrow.

I didn't understand you exactly on what you want. Do you mean you want to create a coin that will be use for payment in fishing industry or business and maybe you are needing support?

Well if for support, I have seen a thread here that is agriculture related maybe it could help or link you more to what you want. I will say be careful and do your research, I just feel to help maybe.

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5169474.msg51971490#msg51971490

no he don't want to create crypto currency he want to use crypto as mode of payment selling fish from farmers they want to use crypto for less fees and easiest transaction that's what I understand.

The problem about your plan is the target market and if that country is already use crypto currency as payment option its hard since you are selling live fish .

Ornamental fish farming is a niche market though and considering most fish keepers are not that tech savvy how do you think you can help them out? You would first have to gather a group of people who are like minded, teach then about crypto and how to keep it safe and then introduce your idea to them.

Are you thinking of using only bitcoin or a specific altcoin for this? Using bitcoin only might be the safer method because depending on how much demand you and other fellow fish keepers can generate, the altcoin intended for fish trading will vary in price.

Indeed. My local people are not that aware of crypto. I need to educate them, first. What problem I face, I like fish food from china. I need to buy RMB or USD. Like this if someone wants to buy from Europe. They need to buy RMB using their fiat. And suitable payment option is not available for everyone. Besides, trans fiat exchange rate will be added. So I want universal currency with no central authority like btc/eth. And I will teach people that btc is the game changer that will even reduce importing cost

I am not into fishing or so cannot help you, but surely, I like the idea where all the interested one can come together and help each other as well and get their requirements fulfilled. It is sort of a win-win situation for everyone who wants to get the materials and also wanted to pay in crypto. Though no idea how many would be into fishing, but yes even if it is small numbers must be worth it.

I am very conscious of the expenditure involved in rearing fishes as my father is also a fish farmer and I help out with all of the operations involved. Getting a forum of fish farmers I think will help a great deal, beyond helping acquire required equipments for this I also know that ideas and experiences will be exchanged to better enhance production operations.

Certainly. Please be a part of our farming society and share your experience with us. My plan is to make a marketplace. So we can trade quality products with ease using only crypto. At first it will be quitr small and closed community. Then we will proceed toward large community

While you have a good intention helping other fish farmer(and also you) to have a ladderized mode of payments using Crypto but the problem is this market of Live fish trading is small for those who knows crypto(not unless you will advertise this and encourage other farmers to lean on this payment system.

anyway i wish you luck and mind sharing what kind of fishes have you?can you share some photos of your business .

Not the farmers but the buyers need to learn how to use crypto currency as payment and that is the big problem OP need to solve  to make his idea into reality. Instead of using crypto currency why not choose the online payment your country have or regularly use by many people in your country so it will make it easier to sell online.

Actually i like the idea of it, I like keeping fish but mostly indoor tank fishes, familiarization with the system involved using crypto as a payment will be a struggle to others, i like the idea of creating a forum first gathering customers that also have interest in the proposal, creating that will surely influence others knowing how easy it is, the fast transaction are one of the advantages but for me i prefer Bitcoin rather than Eth, Ethereum fees are so high right now, and the price fluctuation of the crypto will be another problem.

My Father is also a fish farmer though the fish is going straight to market because Live fish is in demand here in my place so all the catches mostly consumed for daily.

I support your initiative because this will take all the burdens of other fish exporter in the world but this will not going to be easy.

First - many farmers knows nothing about Crypto.

Second - even if they knew crypto mostly they hate or afraid about this.

So basically you need to make more action to make this this happen.

hello my humans i had to comment on this post, its very true what you say the education is a massive hurdle, and farmers are afraid of this.

i also live in farming country, we grow crops where i am from in canada, but plenty of open water for fish farms exist.
and i was lucky to register my domain crypto.farm back in 2017.

so if and when this project gets going, i would totally let this project use the fish.crypto.farm subdomain or i could forward it to your website as I think this will serve a good cause to help reduce the prices by creating a fish market like you say. I dont have much time or money now to work on this but in the future we could work together. send me a DM anytime. much love and good luck with the idea.

That is the great idea and time to time crypto made easy life as well profitable. Now a day defi trend  is going on and millions of people are taking benefits from it. Your idea will be very helpful for so many people specially who's are interested in fishing as well they should know about this crypto. Personally I like your idea because it will be helpful for many people globally.

Thanks

 

I have made a progress. I already have ordered some fish foods from abroad and I paid by btc. I had to convince an escrow and everything worked just smooth. But to establish smooth tx, we need to make ecommerce platform to secure our investment. I will work on it. Too much tasks to be done

I am aware of the risks involved in the whole process. And I will make a physical training center where they will get the crypto education. And I will sale fish farming products like food, fish medicine, probiotics, test kits at good price so they can collect from me but only currency I will accept is crypro, no fiat. So they will get chance to know crypto and they will start using crypto to buy items from me

Great to hear that this thread and my comment attract another farmer in other part of the world ,Have OP contacted you mate? and since you have already a domain back in 2017 i think there is small work needed to make this happen?

Looking forward for the success of this Project as this will Be a Big help for farmers around the world and not only for Fishing industries.

Will continue to check this thread if there is something we can help for the benefits on many specially now that the Market is going along the needs of every people.

Crypto is valuable asset too, making use of crypto to buy fish farming stocks or products won't make it easier and cheaper, if you buy a product you still going to get delivered to, that's expenses, delivery won't be free and people got to pay for that too, so what will make it worthwhile using token to pay for fish products? Free delivery? Discount prices? Or just the easier payment part? I hope that's not it because it won't make any difference

What i'm seeing here is the Worldwide transaction is the main objective of this Project, to open access for the world of fishing community and not just locally .
With this the communication and transaction will be available worldwide.

Because each country has their own special breed of fish that might be needed in other part of the world and because of Bitcoin this will be opened up and may put on the table to talk ,so the opportunity of international trading will comes out to reality ,in our local this fish may worth cheap but in other part of the world this is very expensive specially if the place has a community that came from where the fish origins also comes from.

I see the future of this Project though i am not a fisherman nor a farmer , but i know the world of trade and i also know the needs of our own local when they are in abroad as many of my family members are spreading in other continents.

Thanks mate. We will have a good community and hopefully we will all be benefited.
I already have started teaching crypto to my near fellows who are invelved in fish farming and fortunately they are educated and oriented with online things. Although most of my farmers are illeterate. I think the hardest part is, to make the crypto educated

I like your idea as it primarily contributes to the development of the crypto industry and the adoption of cryptocurrencies in the world. You are right to notice that the use of fiat money in business is now extremely unprofitable and even in some cases it is difficult, especially if there are certain sanctions. Cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology can enable a business to gain success, since sanctions and commissions are not applied to cryptocurrencies much lower, and thanks to blockchain and smart contracts, it is possible to automate the entire process, as well as make them safe. I think you are on the right track and wish you the best of luck.

I have received 1 shipment from uk and I paid through btc. I ordered fish food..But now btc price is too high and dump will about to happen anytime. It will be a small delay to order/confirm 2nd shipment, due to volatility, the seller is confused

Maybe for a time being better offer Him cash just for the transaction will continue flowing ? and he will find you a regular costumer while he is analyzing the advantage of crypto in this situation.

I know it will be hard for him to find this kind of business transaction but with your effort to please Him surely he'll find your dedication worth trusting and believing .

Does the Sea Cucumber is part of this market ? if Yes then i can be a Supplier from Asia , Though my market is just In my Country but i can venture outside my place for the sake of Crypto trading .

i can accept Major coins Like Bitcoin ,Ethereum ,Litecoin and Some other coins that May be valuable for me .

Let me Hear from you and talk about the set up.

This is great. It will expand the scope of your business more and accepting of altcoins is the best of it because it will help to grow the cryptocurrency more too and the bitcoin dominance will try to come down. If altcoins are used for business transaction and payment, no doubt to it that the altcoin bull will keep to increase.

for it to be less fees they can add cheaper cryptos or create their own crypto but for it to be easy , thats easy they only need to create a simple website that is more understandable  but we dont need to underestimate farmers because they are also smart .
farming isnt easy but you need to have knowledge on how it works .
 not all can do it . the system must be good but who wants a bad system ? if the teams are hard working and dedicated to make the system good , they can do it .

But does the token is sustainable for long run if they will creates token intended to use for transactions? I think not since maybe it can create an impact but in the long run for sure we will get a problem especially the conversion or might we cannot get a demand and the price of the token will get devalued. That's why it's good to have a establish coin like xrp or other coins who have less fee since this is more convenient.

Also for OP this idea is good since I'm sure there are so many fish keeper here in this forum so kindly post the pic of the fish and state what variety is it so for the buyers to get amazed of the fish you sell.

And there is LN (Lightning Network) that can do the Job In case the Fee is destructing  since the deals are for small or Micro dealings in which LN really helps

But is this market is still running up to now? i mean does OP is actively promoting this at the same time making it in reality ? 

There are some friends that Engaging in Fish and seafoods business , and some of them has a Restaurant that Offers fresh and Live seafoods .
Maybe some connection may Give a chance having business deals.

Oh Lightning Network is new to me, I should probably make some readings about it.

I saw some project that is related to this idea but not on the other industry. The promotion is poor since a lot of people (customer/investors) find it very challenging if it will be implemented. Strong support from the other industry is needed for it to work.

In my opinion, it is difficult for you to do this, since 70% of users using cryptocurrency are engaged only in buying / selling crypto coins, they can also invest in rapidly growing projects.

What if we make a global marketplace for fish industry? But we will accept all crypto but there will be a certain coin which will fuel the whole platform. Like dex, we trade tokens and eth is the fuel. I am just a crypto lover and want to start a business upon crypto. Anyone with better knowledge may initiate a program like me.

You have made a Best initiative here mate and i believe that maybe not on this very moment but sooner or in Future this Plans will be incorporated worldwide.
There are some users offering their Part to have with this Business.

I have no Knowledge in anything about Fishery but i love Nature and i am also Longing for having a Business .
And reading this thread makes me think of Possibilities to Make it inside your circulation .


Please to all continue sharing and i will Visit this from time to time.

much appreciate your words. Not only fish industry but any big chain business can be maintained and crypto will touch all aspects. Hope crypto will be the main stream of finance and economy. I want cause I hate delays, middlemen interference and cost.