Blockchain could play an important role in future agriculture and food security

By Abdul-Rahim Abdulai, PHD Student, Geography, Environment and Geomatics/Arrell Food Institute, University of Guelph
Carling Bieg, PhD Candidate, Department of Integrative Biology, University of Guelph
Evan Fraser, Director of the Arrell Food Institute and Professor in the Dept. of Geography, Environment and Geomatics, University of Guelph
Sarah Marquis, PhD Student, Environmental Sustainability, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa

The ongoing coronavirus pandemic has further destabilized global food chains supplies. Technological innovations like blockchain can help address these challenges.

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