Blockchain For Food: Making Sense of Technology and the Impact on Biofortified Seeds

The global food system is under pressure and is in the early stages of a major transition towards more transparency, circularity, and personalisation. In the coming decades, there is an increasing need for more food production with fewer resources. Thus, increasing crop yields and nutritional value...

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Autores principales: Ruyter de Wildt, Marieke de, Ginkel, Menno van, Coppoolse, Kirsten, Maarseveen, Bart van, Walton, Jenny, Kruseman, Gideon K.
Formato: Informe técnico
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: CGIAR Platform for Big Data in Agriculture 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/106615
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author Ruyter de Wildt, Marieke de
Ginkel, Menno van
Coppoolse, Kirsten
Maarseveen, Bart van
Walton, Jenny
Kruseman, Gideon K.
author_browse Coppoolse, Kirsten
Ginkel, Menno van
Kruseman, Gideon K.
Maarseveen, Bart van
Ruyter de Wildt, Marieke de
Walton, Jenny
author_facet Ruyter de Wildt, Marieke de
Ginkel, Menno van
Coppoolse, Kirsten
Maarseveen, Bart van
Walton, Jenny
Kruseman, Gideon K.
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description The global food system is under pressure and is in the early stages of a major transition towards more transparency, circularity, and personalisation. In the coming decades, there is an increasing need for more food production with fewer resources. Thus, increasing crop yields and nutritional value per crop is arguably an important factor in this global food transition. Biofortification can play an important role in feeding the world. Biofortified seeds create produce with increased nutritional values, mainly minerals and vitamins, while using the same or less resources as non-biofortified variants. However, a farmer cannot distinguish a biofortified seed from a regular seed. Due to the invisible nature of the enhanced seeds, counterfeit products are common, limiting wide-scale adoption of biofortified crops. Fraudulent seeds pose a major obstacle in the adoption of biofortified crops. A system that could guarantee the origin of the biofortified seeds is therefore required to ensure widespread adoption. This trust-ensuring immutable proof for the biofortified seeds, can be provided via blockchain technology.
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spelling CGSpace1066152025-11-06T06:55:46Z Blockchain For Food: Making Sense of Technology and the Impact on Biofortified Seeds Ruyter de Wildt, Marieke de Ginkel, Menno van Coppoolse, Kirsten Maarseveen, Bart van Walton, Jenny Kruseman, Gideon K. big data farmers governance socio-economic data food systems seeds supply chain foods supply chains biofortification food production technology blockchain technology The global food system is under pressure and is in the early stages of a major transition towards more transparency, circularity, and personalisation. In the coming decades, there is an increasing need for more food production with fewer resources. Thus, increasing crop yields and nutritional value per crop is arguably an important factor in this global food transition. Biofortification can play an important role in feeding the world. Biofortified seeds create produce with increased nutritional values, mainly minerals and vitamins, while using the same or less resources as non-biofortified variants. However, a farmer cannot distinguish a biofortified seed from a regular seed. Due to the invisible nature of the enhanced seeds, counterfeit products are common, limiting wide-scale adoption of biofortified crops. Fraudulent seeds pose a major obstacle in the adoption of biofortified crops. A system that could guarantee the origin of the biofortified seeds is therefore required to ensure widespread adoption. This trust-ensuring immutable proof for the biofortified seeds, can be provided via blockchain technology. 2019-12 2020-01-17T16:39:41Z 2020-01-17T16:39:41Z Report https://hdl.handle.net/10568/106615 en Open Access application/pdf CGIAR Platform for Big Data in Agriculture de Ruyter de Wildt, Marieke ; van Ginkel, Menno; Coppoolse, Kirsten; van Maarseveen, Bart; Walton, Jenny & Kruseman, Gideon. (2019). Blockchain For Food: Making Sense of Technology and the Impact on Biofortified Seeds. CGIAR Platform for Big Data in Agriculture. 49 p.
spellingShingle big data
farmers
governance
socio-economic data
food systems
seeds
supply chain
foods
supply chains
biofortification
food production
technology
blockchain technology
Ruyter de Wildt, Marieke de
Ginkel, Menno van
Coppoolse, Kirsten
Maarseveen, Bart van
Walton, Jenny
Kruseman, Gideon K.
Blockchain For Food: Making Sense of Technology and the Impact on Biofortified Seeds
title Blockchain For Food: Making Sense of Technology and the Impact on Biofortified Seeds
title_full Blockchain For Food: Making Sense of Technology and the Impact on Biofortified Seeds
title_fullStr Blockchain For Food: Making Sense of Technology and the Impact on Biofortified Seeds
title_full_unstemmed Blockchain For Food: Making Sense of Technology and the Impact on Biofortified Seeds
title_short Blockchain For Food: Making Sense of Technology and the Impact on Biofortified Seeds
title_sort blockchain for food making sense of technology and the impact on biofortified seeds
topic big data
farmers
governance
socio-economic data
food systems
seeds
supply chain
foods
supply chains
biofortification
food production
technology
blockchain technology
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/106615
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