Fraud prevention. Prosper on Farms does not require any money from farmers for irrigation systems. This is a way to avoid fraudsters misrepresenting themselves to farmers as agents or officials of Prosper on Farms and then getting paid by unsuspecting farmers. It is that simple. This is also why Prosper on Farms does not accept cash deposits or even cash payments for irrigation systems.
With the advent of mobile payments, it is easy for fraudsters who have mobile phone numbers of unsuspecting farmers to send them an SMS saying they must send money to X. To avoid farmers being defrauded, Prosper on Farms also does not accept mobile payments.
All that Prosper on Farms requires from a farmer is food production of an agreed quantity and quality, and within an agreed time-frame. Prosper on Farms together with the farmer will then handle the collection and sale of the crop. This avoids farmers falling victim to fraudsters and conmen.Our method simply means that we just tell farmers one sentence “Prosper on Farms does not require any money from farmers” to keep them safe from fraudsters, and we don’t have to tell them 10 or 20 things to keep in mind to avoid being defrauded of their money in all sorts of ways.
Some farmers are also fraudsters. Yes, it is true. You never know until they have defrauded you. Side marketing of contracted crops by farmers is also a thing in Zimbabwe.
There are other security and fraud prevention measures that we have but I am not going to post them in public. However, not requiring any money from farmers for irrigation systems or anything at all is one of our main fraud prevention measures.