Design of a Blockchain-Based Provenance Tracking System for Agricultural Internet of Things Sensors in Farm-to-Fork Supply Chains
Keywords:
Blockchain, IoT, Agricultural Supply Chain, Provenance Tracking, Hyperledger, Farm-to-Fork, Food Safety, Data IntegrityAbstract
The complexity of modern agricultural supply chains and the increasing demand for transparency have highlighted the need for robust provenance tracking mechanisms. This paper presents a blockchain-based system for securing and verifying data from Internet of Things (IoT) sensors deployed across the farm-to-fork continuum. Utilizing distributed ledger technology, the system ensures immutability, auditability, and traceability of data across different stakeholders in the agricultural supply chain. The framework integrates lightweight IoT protocols with Hyperledger Fabric to enable real-time provenance tracking while maintaining data security and minimizing overhead. The study reviews key literature prior to 2023, evaluates existing solutions, and outlines the proposed architecture, challenges, and anticipated benefits of the model. Supporting visualizations, including bean plots, pie charts, and tabular analyses, illustrate the importance of secure traceability in agri-food systems
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