Blockchain and IoT technologies in smart farming to enhance the efficiency of the agri-food supply chain: A review of applications, benefits, and challenges

IF 7.6 3区 计算机科学 Q1 COMPUTER SCIENCE, INFORMATION SYSTEMS
Abdennabi Morchid , Abdulla Ismail , Haris M. Khalid , Hassan Qjidaa , Rachid El Alami
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Abstract

Innovative and sustainable agriculture encounters significant challenges due to the extensive variation in farming practices. This is also crucial for the agri-food supply chain and, therefore, for food security. To enhance the efficiency of the agri-food supply chain, it is essential to optimize the farming systems. The combination of blockchain and Internet of Things (IoT) technologies aims to revolutionize agriculture by optimizing traditional practices into more efficient, transparent, and sustainable systems. This proposed article offers an in-depth examination of this integration while addressing the global challenges of food security, resource efficiency, and environmental sustainability. This proposed article begins with an analysis of the size of the global blockchain and IoT market, focusing on their specific application in agriculture. It then presents the fundamentals of these technologies, providing an overview of IoT in smart agriculture, the basics of blockchain technology, and their convergence in this sector. The proposed article examines several key applications of these technologies, including supply chain transparency and traceability, irrigation and resource optimization, livestock monitoring and disease prevention, as well as agricultural finance and smart contracts. Finally, it examines the benefits of integrating IoT and blockchain in agriculture, including enhanced traceability, optimized resource management, and improved data security, while also highlighting the challenges associated with their implementation, such as high costs, scalability issues, energy consumption, data privacy concerns, and regulatory hurdles. This proposed study also highlights the opportunities presented by these technologies while examining the challenges to their widespread adoption in the agricultural sector.
区块链和物联网技术在智慧农业中的应用,以提高农业食品供应链的效率:应用、利益和挑战综述
由于农业实践的广泛差异,创新和可持续农业面临重大挑战。这对农业食品供应链也至关重要,因此对粮食安全也至关重要。为了提高农业食品供应链的效率,必须优化农业系统。区块链和物联网(IoT)技术的结合旨在通过优化传统做法,使其成为更高效、透明和可持续的系统,从而彻底改变农业。本文在解决粮食安全、资源效率和环境可持续性等全球挑战的同时,对这种整合进行了深入研究。本文首先分析了全球bbb和物联网市场的规模,重点介绍了它们在农业中的具体应用。然后介绍了这些技术的基本原理,概述了智能农业中的物联网,区块链技术的基础知识及其在该领域的融合。拟议的文章探讨了这些技术的几个关键应用,包括供应链透明度和可追溯性、灌溉和资源优化、牲畜监测和疾病预防,以及农业金融和智能合约。最后,研究了将物联网和区块链集成到农业中的好处,包括增强可追溯性、优化资源管理和改进数据安全性,同时也强调了与实施相关的挑战,如高成本、可扩展性问题、能源消耗、数据隐私问题和监管障碍。这项拟议的研究还强调了这些技术带来的机遇,同时审查了在农业部门广泛采用这些技术所面临的挑战。
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Internet of Things
Internet of Things Multiple-
CiteScore
3.60
自引率
5.10%
发文量
115
审稿时长
37 days
期刊介绍: Internet of Things; Engineering Cyber Physical Human Systems is a comprehensive journal encouraging cross collaboration between researchers, engineers and practitioners in the field of IoT & Cyber Physical Human Systems. The journal offers a unique platform to exchange scientific information on the entire breadth of technology, science, and societal applications of the IoT. The journal will place a high priority on timely publication, and provide a home for high quality. Furthermore, IOT is interested in publishing topical Special Issues on any aspect of IOT.
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