Track: Industry 4.0 in African Context
Abstract
The prevention of food loss throughout the supply chain has become a major challenge all over the world. It was reported that about one-third of the produced food has been wasted yearly. Food quality and safety issues have growing concern from society. Recently digital technologies can contribute to a more efficient and secure food supply. The integration of blockchain and internet of things is one of the digital innovations that has enormous potential to create the data-driven food supply chain and also protect and trace the source of food. The objective of this paper is to provide analysis of current state of traceability systems in food supply chain based on the blockchain and internet of things technology. Moreover, it investigate the feasibility and development of such innovation in developing countries.