The authors of [54] discuss how smart contracts can be used to improve farmers' incomes in the agricultural supply chain. The authors [52] explore the potential of using blockchain technology in the agricultural supply chain to create a more efficient and transparent system. Blockchain technology can be used to create a secure, transparent and efficient supply chain for agriculture and food, as presented in Table 5.
In [120], the authors discuss how blockchain technology can be used to help agriculture and supply chain management, and how it can facilitate the tracking of food and ensure its safety. In [52], the authors explore the potential of using blockchain technology to create a more efficient and transparent agricultural supply chain. Another study [137] looked at how blockchain technology can be used in agricultural supply chain management.
According to [141], blockchain technology can help make the food supply chain safer and more efficient. The authors of [74] proposed a smart blockchain-based certification solution for agri-food and supply chain management [76]. The authors of [97] describe how small and medium enterprises (SMEs) have used blockchain technology to create a more efficient and secure agricultural chain.
The authors of [100] review how blockchain technology can be used to improve sustainability in agricultural supply chains. The authors of [115] discuss the potential for blockchain technology to be used in agricultural supply chain management to improve food safety and security. The authors of [31] provide a comprehensive review of the use of blockchain technology in sustainable e-agriculture.
In [169], the authors discuss how blockchain technology can be used to create a sustainable food economy. The potential of blockchain technology in improving product supply chains in the agricultural sector is discussed in [117]. The authors of [106] discuss how blockchain technology can be used to improve economic efficiency and supply chain management in agriculture.
The authors of [186] discuss how blockchain technology can be used to create a water management system in precision agriculture. In terms of increasing transparency and traceability in the food supply chain, the importance of blockchain technology in agriculture is demonstrated in [57]. As shown in [44], the benefits of blockchain technology in agriculture include increased transparency and traceability in the food supply chain.
The authors of [41] discuss the potential of integrating blockchain technology and big data analytics in agriculture.
Discussion: Benefits, Challenges, Limitations, Recommendations, and Prospects This section discusses the survey findings and answers the research questions
A retrospective review and analysis of blockchain technology and its applications in agriculture and logistics management are provided in [120]. The authors discuss the potential of blockchain technology to provide transparency and traceability in food supply chains, along with its ability to streamline processes and reduce costs. They also discuss some of the challenges in implementing blockchain technology in agriculture, such as the need for standardization and interoperability and the lack of regulatory clarity.
The potential of integrating blockchain technology and big data analytics in agriculture is discussed in [41]. The authors argue that the combination of these two technologies can help create a more efficient and transparent food supply chain and improve the traceability of food products. The authors [25] discuss how IoT and blockchain can be used in agriculture and food supply chains.
They explain how these technologies can help improve supply chain transparency, traceability and efficiency. Blockchain and IoT, according to [91], can be used in agriculture and food supply chain management to improve interoperability between organizations. The authors note that these technologies can be used to track food throughout the supply chain and provide transparency and accountability.
This section presents all possible applications of blockchain technology that are currently being tested in the agricultural sector. In addition, blockchain technology could be used to create a secure database of land ownership, track the history of crops, and improve food security. Farmers use blockchain technology to reduce transaction costs and improve the efficiency of agricultural e-commerce in Jilin Province, China [164].
A full implementation of blockchain technology in agriculture and related industries in Turkey is presented in [175]. Blockchain technology tracks transactions between anonymous parties with guaranteed immutability and provides one of the best solutions for food quality and safety, promotes transparency among stakeholders and facilitates reliability. The most motivating and valuable direction would be to correlate the well-known blockchain technology with a specific agricultural subdomain to better understand pilot research projects, which could benefit academics and practitioners.
Conclusions
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