Blockchain In Agricuiture

Abstract

Food holds a major role in human
beings’ lives and in human societies in general
across the planet. The food and agriculture sector is
considered to be a major employer at a worldwide
level. The large number and heterogeneity of the
stakeholders involved from dierent sectors, such as
farmers, distributers, retailers, consumers, etc.,
renders the agricultural supply chain management
as one of the most complex and challenging tasks.
It is the same vast complexity of the agriproducts
supply chain that limits the development of globa l
and ecient transparency and traceability solutions.
The present paper provides an overview of the
application of blockchain technologies for enabling
traceability in the agri-food domain. Initially, the
paper presents definitions, levels of adoption, tools
and advantages of traceability, accompanied with a
brief overview of the functionality and advantages
of blockchain technology. It then conducts an
extensive literature review on the integration of
blockchain into traceability systems. It proceeds
with discussing relevant existing commercial
applications, highlighting the relevant challenges
and future prospects of the application of
blockchain technologies in the agri-food supply
chain. Keywords: blockchain; distributed ledger;
traceability; agriculture supply chain; agri-food
industry