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.