Implementation of Block Chain Technology in Public Distribution System

Thakare, Pratik; Dighore, Nitin R.; Chopkar, Ankit; Chauhan, Aakash; Bhagat, Diksha; Tote, Milind

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-49336-3_21

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“…Government agencies can also retrieve real-time food stock data from distributors. Tamper-proof data available on the blockchain can be further used for current policy assessment and future policy-making [56]. In [57], a prototype PDS system based on blockchain was presented to distribute food to beneficiaries.…”

Section: Food Insecuritymentioning

confidence: 99%

Achieving UN SDGs in Food Supply Chain Using Blockchain Technology

2023

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Food supply chains are highly distributed, collaborative, heterogeneous, diverse, and varied by product, process, and destination. The global food supply chain (FSC) objective is to maintain a good balance between supply and demand and move products from producer to market. However, sustainability of the FSC has become a major concern as limited resources and increasing population pressure threaten its existence. Supply chain management is an important issue for FSC due to information flow throughout the supply chain. Industry-specific characteristics and extensive integration among multiple actors in an entire supply chain exacerbate this situation. The agri-food sector has one of the lowest rates of information technology penetration for innovation. Over the past thirty years, information and communication technology (ICT) has been introduced into the agricultural and food sectors, helping to improve food production and transportation. However, there are various challenges, such as transparency, accountability, food scandal, trust, and inefficient information flow, that the food supply chain is still facing in reaching sustainable goals. The complexity of food supply systems and the opportunities and challenges faced regarding desired sustainability performance need to be examined to achieve the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Blockchain is an emerging and disruptive digital technology that can transform governance and sustainability in integrated food supply chains. It provides a transparent, immutable, and traceable ledger that minimizes anomalies and information fraud, making it a potential solution for designing a transparent, traceable food system. Blockchain can potentially improve the sustainability of the food supply chain by providing a transparent traceability system. Food traceability is important for managing the food supply chain and protecting public health. It allows quick and accurate traceability of contaminated food that causes foodborne illness outbreaks, leading to the withdrawal of contaminated food from markets. Blockchain can achieve traceability, provenance tracking, transparency, and reduce environmental impact in the food supply chain. It also helps in achieving sustainable development goals set by the UN. However, there is no scientific research on blockchain’s contribution to achieving these goals in the food supply chain. Therefore, this article presents a systematic literature review and thematic analysis to study the relationship between FSC sustainability, blockchain, and sustainable development goals.

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Section: Food Insecuritymentioning

confidence: 99%

Achieving UN SDGs in Food Supply Chain Using Blockchain Technology

2023

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“…Furthermore, this investigation is carried out as a case study in various FMCG enterprises and their respective logistics service teams in Turkey based on qualitative techniques and through connected semi-structured meetings [21]. The works [22][23][24] focuses on only blockchain transaction implementation without testing with actual data of ration card and without providing any user interface for villagers. But our proposed methodology tested on a real ration card dataset and provides a voice-based interface to interact with kiosk systems with native Tamil language interfaces.…”

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A Design Framework for Smart Ration Shop Using Blockchain and IoT Technologies

Malathi¹,

Ponnusamy²,

Saravanan³

et al. 2022

Intelligent Automation &Amp; Soft Computing

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The Public Distribution System (PDS) distributes the subsidized food and non-food items to poor populations through fair price shops (FPS). The PDS has been criticized for its urban bias and its failure to serve the underprivileged sections of the community effectively. The Current system manual-based data management and ledger management gives rise to much corruption in the process of extricating the poor from those who are less needy. There are chances for the block market because of the current methodology of data management. This article proposes a blockchain technology-based smart ration shop system that uses immutable smart contract-based transactions to overcome the issues. The proposed mechanism will provide more transparency and enable access to all the transactions by everyone. The system utilizes IoT technology for asset tracking while moving the food items from distribution centers to a particular ration shop, which avoids malpractice during the transportation of the goods. Voicebased and text-based user-friendly interfaces in local languages were also developed to provide an effective interaction and improve the usability of the system. The performance of the proposed blockchain network is evaluated and reported.

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