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Benefits, Challenges, and Future Research Directions for Blockchain-Based Agri-Food Supply Chain

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Intelligent Sustainable Systems (ICoISS 2023)

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Agriculture is the foundation stone of the most basic lifeline, i.e., food for human beings. The food supply chain (FSC) fulfills the needs of the consumer. Food fraudulence is a major concern and affects the health of the consumer. The consumer is also cautious about quality and origin, as many lifestyle disorders are caused by adulterated food. So, traceability is a pivotal factor to ensure the origin, where it is produced, and specified quality. A novel technology needs to be implemented to build trust quotients in the food supply chain. Nowadays, agriculture has been smart using the Internet of Things (IoT). IoT captures information with sensors stored on a centralized system that can be tampered with or altered by any unauthorized access. Hence, it is not truly trustworthy. Blockchain technology has proved an efficient, decentralized, trustworthy system for each entity in the food supply chain network, which ensures originality, traceability, and quality of the product. Blockchain is a beneficial and effective technology for the FSC system. This paper provides a comprehensive survey on state-of-the-art Blockchain technology used for the food supply chain management system. This article highlights the benefits of using Blockchain technology. This paper also throws light on challenges and the relevant future directions that we can work in the food supply chain to make it more efficient and adaptable.

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  1. School of Computer Engineering & Technology, Dr. Vishwanath MIT World Peace University, Pune, Maharashtra, India

    Madhuri S. Arade

  2. School of Computer Engineering & Technology, Dr. Vishwanath Karad MIT World Peace University, Pune, Maharashtra, India

    Nitin N. Pise

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  1. Gnanamani College of Engineering and Technology, Namakkal, Tamil Nadu, India

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  2. Department of Computer Engineering and Informatics, University of Patras, Kato Kastritsi, Greece

    Isidoros Perikos

  3. Aurel Vlaicu, University of Arad, Arad, Romania

    Valentina Emilia Balas

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Arade, M.S., Pise, N.N. (2023). Benefits, Challenges, and Future Research Directions for Blockchain-Based Agri-Food Supply Chain. In: Raj, J.S., Perikos, I., Balas, V.E. (eds) Intelligent Sustainable Systems. ICoISS 2023. Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, vol 665. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-1726-6_56

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