Blockchain in Poultry farm business

Project summary The poultry sector has seen tremendous growth since last decade. Though it has increased the profit for the manufacturers and the suppliers, the sector has not reached its full potential. Now people are aware and concerned about the effect on environm

Project Title

Blockchain in Poultry farm business

Project Area of Specialization

Blockchain

Project Summary

Project summary

The poultry sector has seen tremendous growth since last decade. Though it has increased the profit for the manufacturers and the suppliers, the sector has not reached its full potential. Now people are aware and concerned about the effect on environment and the ecosystem due to the food on their plates. People want to know from where the food is coming and how it is processed before it is served to them. The current supply chain of poultry sector needs a technological transformation as other sectors like banking, automation, etc. have gone through to cope up with the customer demands. Such transformation is possible and suggests some solutions using the Blockchain technology.

Eggs and chicken were “agricultural products” a few years ago, but today they are considered to be “food products”. Healthy meals have become a priority. In addition to preserving its productivity in production, the manufacturer must focus on the nutritional values, the adulterants and pollutants of the drug. Food processing industries ministry at the central govt., State level and food inspection authorities have begun tracking quality and nutrient content of eggs and chicken production.

How will it help the poultry sector?

Decentralised

Unlike the current internet system, there is no single server where entire information is stored. These data are saved as copies in different computers (called nodes in the blockchain world) and there is no central authority supervising anything. These computers are connected to the blockchain network. Due to this distributed copies of data (transaction), blockchain is also known as a distributed ledger.

Trustless

Trustless should not be confused with ‘not trustworthy’. Blockchain provides such a transparent environment that one need not to have a third-party to mediate or enhance trust between two parties involved in transaction.  

Transparent

This should not be misinterpreted as violating privacy. The identity of parties involved in a transaction is hidden via complex cryptography and represented only by their public address (code). While the identity is secure, all the transactions that are carried out by public address are accessible. This level of transparency enhances trust in the system while securing privacy.

Immutability

Any data entered in blockchain cannot be modified/tampered with in the future. This immutability feature of blockchain has made it so popular that it is being explored in all the sectors where data integrity and data protection is of utmost importance.

Project Objectives

Project Objectives

Consumers always want more transparency and assurance about the products they buy. Building relationships of trust with the consumer is necessary for both the producer and the distributor. The food chain is an answer to this need of the customer. By scanning the QR code on the product label, the consumer can access transparent information via his smartphone.

Why should we act?

The blockchain is a technology for the digital storage and transmission of secure and tamper-proof information. It is a database that contains the history of all exchanges between its users (producers, processors and distributors) since its creation. Applied to the food sector, the blockchain can be used to store information about the product: its origin, where it was farmed or how it was produced. It guarantees consumers complete transparency on the circuit followed by the products.

We have following challenges in poultry sector.

    Low productivity

    Lack of transport, cold chain and storage

    Supply of quality feed

    Quality standards for farm management

    Lack of processing facilities

    Traceability

Project Implementation Method

there are 5 ways to implement a blockchain in poultry farm business; which are sponsered by experts in blockchain let us introduce it one by one

1. Select your platform

The Ethereum blockchain network is unanimous. Due to the dynamism and responsiveness of its community but also the wealth of its documentation, the promise of the blockchain is that the objects will become fully autonomous and belong to themselves. They will be able to execute code: in exchange for money (a form of code), the door releases its access (via code) to be used during the authorized time.

Ethereum’s development environment is based on the most common languages such as C ++ (Cpp-ethereum), Haskell (ethereumH), JavaScript (EthereumJS-lib) or Python (Pyethapp). The one based on the language Go will be retained (Go-ethereum or Geth). It is the most used customer in the Ethereum world. By default, it connects to Homestead, the main network of the platform. The first step is to install Geth on his workstation (it exists for Linux, iOS, Android, macOS, and Windows).

2. Initialize the blockchain

To initialize the blockchain, simply create the first block manually. This block must contain all the characteristics of the chain. They will then be shared at all the nodes (or endings) of the network. To define this block, you have to create a file in JSON format. Several parameters must be specified: “nonce” (usually the cryptographic hash generates a random value), “timestamp” (validation time between two successive blocks), etc. Once this JSON file is filled in, it is up to the client Geth to create the folder containing the blockchain (chaindata) and to initialize it.

To ensure the propagation of the program, it will be necessary to have cryptocurrency

The goal is to replicate commands as many times as your network has nodes, the latter being set in agreement with the very first. So that they communicate within the blockchain, it is necessary for the second time to connect them to each other. In order forGeth to connect to a node in the network and coordinate the set, he must retrieve his identifier called enode on Ethereum.

To ensure the propagation of the node-to-node program on Ethereum, it will be necessary to have cryptocurrency in Gas to acquire the necessary computing power from the actors of the network.

3. Choosing the right consensus protocol

The protocol consists of asking the resolution of a mathematical problem requiring a large amount of calculation. When one of the miners manages to find the solution, it must be easily verifiable by all. The first to find the solution wins the right to write the next block. The difficulty of the problem is adjusted in real time according to the total power of the network. The blocks are thus written at regular intervals. This system makes hacking attempts difficult and protects against spam attempts to overload the network.

4. Execute your first smart contract

5. Debug and scale

Benefits of the Project

Benefits of the Project

Traceability

Blockchain facilitates secure online transactions. The emergence of blockchain technology appears to be a tailor-made solution for improving traceability in the supply chain . From a customer perspective, product information, including origin, production, modifications, and custody, provides much-needed assurance to the customers . The aspect also addresses the need for traceability in Halal food supply chains, which have highly complex to rigorous product segregation practices. Traceability as one of the key measures of operational efficiencies.

Transparency

Blockchain technology can address the question of how to enhance accuracy and transparency while moving goods through a global supply chain . Blockchain and smart contracts can be applied to the price-tracing systems of SCM . The potential of this application has been demonstrated in enhancing the transparency of the product distribution structure.

Digital Identity

Blockchain networks can store various kinds of important information and provide a digital identity. Immutable document exchange networks have begun to emerge in global trade. Such a digital identity will change societal views on identity, privacy, and security. Hence, the digital identity will work as a primary construct for the stakeholders in the supply chain .

Accounting/Auditing

Blockchain technology is an enabler of a real-time, verifiable, and transparent accounting ecosystem; it can also improve auditing practices, and thereby reduce trading costs, increase transaction settlement speed, reduce fraud risk, improve the auditability of transactions, and increase the effectiveness of monitoring . There is an opinion about the infeasibility in using blockchain as a more secure alternative to current accounting ledgers. A study identifies multiple flaws in both public and private blockchains which hinder the implementation of the blockchain as a financial reporting tool.

Research Gap

Research gaps identified in producing open externalities information call for examining theuse of blockchain ledgers for accounting for externalities data and compiling full cost accounts by organizations in the various stages of supply chain operations [186]. An explanatory model for interactions between various stakeholders of supply chain identify some intermediary tasks that can be replaced by blockchain technology.

Standards

Market regulators need standardized transactional data. The lack of interoperability is reducing the effectiveness of new blockchain technologies . The study proposes that a partnership between the global industry and governments can contribute toward the development of data identification standards and a secure financial-sector DLT protocol standard, among others.

Smart payments and faster financing

Technical Details of Final Deliverable

Technical Details of Final Deliverable

• Blockchain based farm management system.
• By providing tracking and traceability solution using blockchain such as ‘Supply Sense’
• By providing compliance and e-wallet solution using blockchain such as ‘Cetas’ for the ease of sharing certificates and documents
• By providing customized end-to-end tokenized assets insurance platform for issuers such as ‘Asset Tokenization’
• By providing QR scanning solution using blockchain
• By providing product quality and provenance by optimizing customer experience and personalization

Final Deliverable of the Project

HW/SW integrated system

Core Industry

Agriculture

Other Industries

Food

Core Technology

Blockchain

Other Technologies

Sustainable Development Goals

Good Health and Well-Being for People

Required Resources

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