TY  - JA
AU  - Kamilaris,A.
AU  - Fonts,A.
AU  - Prenafeta-Boldύ,F.X.
TI  - The rise of blockchain technology in agriculture and food supply chains
SN  - 0924-2244
PY  - 2019///
CY  - Amsterdam (Netherlands)
PB  - Elsevier
KW  - Blockchain technology
KW  - AGROVOC
KW  - Digital technology
KW  - Agriculture
KW  - Food supply chains
KW  - Barriers
N1  - Peer review
N2  - Blockchain is an emerging digital technology allowing ubiquitous financial transactions among distributed untrusted parties, without the need of intermediaries such as banks. This article examines the impact of blockchain technology in agriculture and food supply chain, presents existing ongoing projects and initiatives, and discusses overall implications, challenges and potential, with a critical view over the maturity of these projects. Our findings indicate that blockchain is a promising technology towards a transparent supply chain of food, with many ongoing initiatives in various food products and food-related issues, but many barriers and challenges still exist, which hinder its wider popularity among farmers and systems. These challenges involve technical aspects, education, policies and regulatory frameworks
T2  - Trends in Food Science and Technology
DO  - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tifs.2019.07.034
ER  -