Empowering agriculture and food industry supply chains: a comprehensive study on blockchain technology enablers

IF 4.7 3区环境科学与生态学 Q2 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES

Environment, Development and Sustainability Pub Date : 2024-09-09 DOI:10.1007/s10668-024-05315-9

Shraddha Agrawal, Sanjiv Kumar Tiwari, Ritesh Kumar Singh

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The revolutionary impact of Blockchain Technology is undeniable, transforming industries globally with its ability to reduce costs, shorten processing times, and eliminate intermediaries. It is reshaping industries by establishing trust and transparency through its immutable and traceable nature, leading to a paradigm shift in supply chain management operations. So, driven by the need to eliminate inefficiencies, this technology is gaining strong traction in the agricultural and food industries to streamline its operation. However, a comprehensive understanding of the factors enabling Blockchain Technology is essential for its effective implementation in this industry. The prime focus of the present work is to identify and prioritize Blockchain Technology enablers that can mitigate the challenges associated with the agriculture and food industries. In this regard, this study presents a novel Intuitionistic Fuzzy Grey Relational Analysis (IF-GRA) method for assessing the enablers of Blockchain Technology. The study identified Traceability as the most vital factor with a grey relational grade value of 0.987, followed by Smart Contracts (0.9302), Transparency (0.9238), and Real-Time Connectivity (0.8037). Further, this research also provides essential insights for agricultural and food industries contemplating the integration of Blockchain Technology.

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赋能农业和食品行业供应链：关于区块链技术推动因素的综合研究

区块链技术的革命性影响毋庸置疑，它能够降低成本、缩短处理时间并消除中间环节，从而改变全球各行各业。区块链技术通过其不可篡改和可追溯的特性建立信任和透明度，从而重塑各行各业，带来供应链管理运营模式的转变。因此，在消除低效的需求驱动下，这项技术在农业和食品行业中正获得强大的吸引力，以简化其运作。然而，要在该行业有效实施区块链技术，必须全面了解促成该技术的各种因素。本研究的主要重点是确定区块链技术的有利因素，并对其进行优先排序，以减轻与农业和食品行业相关的挑战。为此，本研究提出了一种新颖的直觉模糊灰色关系分析（IF-GRA）方法，用于评估区块链技术的推动因素。研究发现，可追溯性是最重要的因素，其灰色关系等级值为 0.987，其次是智能合约（0.9302）、透明度（0.9238）和实时连接性（0.8037）。此外，本研究还为考虑整合区块链技术的农业和食品行业提供了重要见解。

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Environment, Development and Sustainability Economics, Econometrics and Finance-Economics and Econometrics

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10.20

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6.10%

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754

期刊介绍： Environment, Development and Sustainability is an international and multidisciplinary journal covering all aspects of the environmental impacts of socio-economic development. It is also concerned with the complex interactions which occur between development and environment, and its purpose is to seek ways and means for achieving sustainability in all human activities aimed at such development. The subject matter of the journal includes the following and related issues: -mutual interactions among society, development and environment, and their implications for sustainable development -technical, economic, ethical and philosophical aspects of sustainable development -global sustainability - the obstacles and ways in which they could be overcome -local and regional sustainability initiatives, their practical implementation, and relevance for use in a wider context -development and application of indicators of sustainability -development, verification, implementation and monitoring of policies for sustainable development -sustainable use of land, water, energy and biological resources in development -impacts of agriculture and forestry activities on soil and aquatic ecosystems and biodiversity -effects of energy use and global climate change on development and sustainability -impacts of population growth and human activities on food and other essential resources for development -role of national and international agencies, and of international aid and trade arrangements in sustainable development -social and cultural contexts of sustainable development -role of education and public awareness in sustainable development -role of political and economic instruments in sustainable development -shortcomings of sustainable development and its alternatives.