Farm Trace Blockchain: Enhancing Transparency and Traceability in Agricultural Supply Chain Management

Abstract

1. Improving transparency, authenticity, and traceability in the Agricultural Supply Chain with a Blockchain Model (FarmTrace) Farm Trace Blockchain (Farm Trace) has been developed to give farmers and agribusinesses (such as wholesalers and retailers) a better view of their entire supply chain from when the product is harvested to when it is sold to a customer, assuring the integrity of the data entered into the blockchain and providing a means for trust between all stakeholders involved (Blade; 2022). This application allows stakeholders (including consumers) easy access to the traceability history of their products stored on the blockchain permanently, thus allowing all parties involved to verify their product’s history and status via the Web3 access created within the FarmTrace application. It is important to note that Farm Trace has two entries into the same user interface (i.e., farmer entry and retailer entry) and both are designed to allow for better management of the supply chain by providing the ability to track producers, distributors, retailers, and customers in real-time.