An Evaluation of Blockchain-Based Technologies in the Food Supply Chain.

Abstract

Beyond the financial sector, the use of blockchain in supply chain traceability is extremely important, although the tradeoffs between implementation difficulties and attainable effect are uncertain. Six components of blockchain-based technologies in the food supply chain were examined in this research using a technology elvaluation methodology that differentiates between six distinct components of a technology: technique, knowledge, organization, innovation, environment and product. The research aims to offer fresh crucial insights into how blockchain-based technologies may be applied in the food supply chain, as well as to further the debate on blockchain-based technologies' social and environmental implications. The findings show that blockchain is not a stand-alone technology, but rather one component in a larger system of technologies. While blockchain-based technologies are anticipated to have a wide range of effects, only a few are directly related to the blockchain: Change management and external pressure, Complexity of integrating different systems, Lack of knowledge and expertise, high investment are the impediment and constraints affecting full adoption of block chain based technologies. More study is required to establish if blockchain-based technologies enhance the sustainability of agricultural supply chains as anticipated. Keywords: Micropolar-Casson fluid; Magnetohydrodynamic, Variable viscosity; Variable thermal conductivity; Viscous dissipation