Excerpt
Table of Contents
Acknowledgement
Table of Figures
Abbreviations
Abstract
1 Introduction
2 Foundation of Blockchain Technology
2.1 History and Definition
2.2 Public versus Private Blockchain
2.3 Peer-to-peer (P2P) Network
2.4 Cryptography in Blockchain
2.4.1 Hashing in the blockchain
2.4.2 Public-Private key
2.4.3 Digital Signatures
2.5 Consensus Algorithm
2.5.1 Proof of Work (PoW)
2.5.2 Proof of Stake (PoS)
2.6 Smart Contracts
3 Food Supply chain
3.1 Introduction
3.2 The Actors in a Food Supply Chain
3.3 Current Issues in Food Supply Chains
3.3.1 Food Safety
3.3.2 Food Waste
3.3.3 Growing Regulations
3.3.4 Increasing Supply Chain Costs
3.4 Food Scandals
3.5 Summary
4 Blockchain-based Food Supply Chain
4.1 Traceability in Food Supply Chain
4.1.1 Traceability in the Seafood Industry
4.1.2 Meat and Poultry Traceability
4.2 Transaction Automation with Smart Contracts
4.3 Advantages of Blockchain from the Actor’s Perspective
4.3.1 Producer’s (Farmer) Perspective
4.3.2 Food Processer’s Perspective
4.3.3 Food Trader’s Perspective
4.3.4 Consumer’s Perspective
4.4 Challenges in Implementation
4.4.1 High implementation Cost
4.4.2 Operational Challenges
4.4.3 Sustainability Challenges
4.5 The Case of Walmart
Conclusion
Bibliography
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- Rajiv Tamang (Author), 2022, Blockchain Technology in Food Supply Chain, Munich, GRIN Verlag, https://www.grin.com/document/1323666
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