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Internet of Things (IoT) enabled Blockchain for traceability in fresh produce supply chain

Jagtap, Sandeep LU orcid ; Trollman, Hana ; García-Garcia, Guillermo ; Luo, Yang ; Hassoun, Abdo ; Martindale, Wayne and Gupta, Sumit (2025)
Abstract
With global food supply chains becoming more complex, the credibility of the food sector is under threat due to the loss of public trust with rising food fraud cases such as the horsemeat scandal, Chinese milk scandal, etc. Therefore, it has become essential to promote transparency and real-time visibility of the food supply chain from farm to fork to address the demand of all the stakeholders involved. This chapter aims to recognise opportunities to integrate Blockchain and the Internet of Things (IoT) in the fresh food supply chain to regain public trust by improving transparency and real-time visibility. This chapter includes a brief literature review and business cases to highlight the advantages, challenges, and recommendations for... (More)
With global food supply chains becoming more complex, the credibility of the food sector is under threat due to the loss of public trust with rising food fraud cases such as the horsemeat scandal, Chinese milk scandal, etc. Therefore, it has become essential to promote transparency and real-time visibility of the food supply chain from farm to fork to address the demand of all the stakeholders involved. This chapter aims to recognise opportunities to integrate Blockchain and the Internet of Things (IoT) in the fresh food supply chain to regain public trust by improving transparency and real-time visibility. This chapter includes a brief literature review and business cases to highlight the advantages, challenges, and recommendations for adopting Blockchain and IoT to improve traceability and transparency. (Less)
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Internet of Things, IoT, Food traceability, Blockchain, Fresh food supply chain
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Sustainable approaches in postharvest handling and management
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CRC Press
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English
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https://www.researchgate.net/publication/393047490_Internet_of_Things_IoT_Enabled_Blockchain_for_Traceability_in_Fresh_Produce_Supply_Chain
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2025-06-26 12:45:14
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  abstract     = {{With global food supply chains becoming more complex, the credibility of the food sector is under threat due to the loss of public trust with rising food fraud cases such as the horsemeat scandal, Chinese milk scandal, etc. Therefore, it has become essential to promote transparency and real-time visibility of the food supply chain from farm to fork to address the demand of all the stakeholders involved. This chapter aims to recognise opportunities to integrate Blockchain and the Internet of Things (IoT) in the fresh food supply chain to regain public trust by improving transparency and real-time visibility. This chapter includes a brief literature review and business cases to highlight the advantages, challenges, and recommendations for adopting Blockchain and IoT to improve traceability and transparency.}},
  author       = {{Jagtap, Sandeep and Trollman, Hana and García-Garcia, Guillermo and Luo, Yang and Hassoun, Abdo and Martindale, Wayne and Gupta, Sumit}},
  booktitle    = {{Sustainable approaches in postharvest handling and management}},
  keywords     = {{Internet of Things; IoT; Food traceability; Blockchain; Fresh food supply chain}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  publisher    = {{CRC Press}},
  title        = {{Internet of Things (IoT) enabled Blockchain for traceability in fresh produce supply chain}},
  url          = {{https://www.researchgate.net/publication/393047490_Internet_of_Things_IoT_Enabled_Blockchain_for_Traceability_in_Fresh_Produce_Supply_Chain}},
  year         = {{2025}},
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