The single biggest reason people don't back farms from abroad is fear that the photos are fake. We take that fear seriously.
Filter 1 — GPS & time
Every photo uploaded from a Luna phone carries GPS metadata that we cross-check against the plot's known coordinates. If a photo doesn't originate on the plot, it never enters the dashboard.
Filter 2 — Weather match
We compare the photo's daylight and shadow direction against the recorded weather that day in Ngaoundéré. Sunny photo on a rainy day? Rejected.
Filter 3 — Image AI
An AI model looks at the crop stage in the photo and asks: does this look like ginger at week 12? Growth-stage mismatches get flagged for human review.
Filter 4 — Human review
Luna herself reviews every milestone photo before it releases the next payment. Yes, every one.
This is why milestone-based makes sense. You don't pay for a promise. You pay for a verified image.