Blockchain Adoption in Food Supply Chains: A Systematic Literature Review on Enablers, Benefits, and Barriers

Globalization of the food supply chain (FSCs) has brought significant challenges to the food system, such as fraud, safety, security, and quality issues due to information asymmetry. Globalization also increases the difficulty and complexity of solving these problems to improve FSC efficiency. Block...

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Published inIEEE access Vol. 11; p. 1
Main Authors Mohammed, Abubakar, Potdar, Vidyasagar, Quaddus, Mohammed, Hui, Wendy
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Piscataway IEEE 01.01.2023
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subjects
barriers
benefits
Bibliometrics
Blockchain
Blockchain technology
Blockchains
Cryptography
Distributed ledger
enablers
Food
Food production
Food supply
food supply chains
Fraud
Globalization
Industries
Literature reviews
Power capacitors
Safety
Supply chains
systematic literature review
Systematic review
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Summary:Globalization of the food supply chain (FSCs) has brought significant challenges to the food system, such as fraud, safety, security, and quality issues due to information asymmetry. Globalization also increases the difficulty and complexity of solving these problems to improve FSC efficiency. Blockchain technology (BCT) has proven to have the potential to transform FSC based on its potential benefits. However, studies of BCT adoption in FSC are relatively new and scarce. This study systematically reviews the current state of research that has been done in the space of blockchain and food supply chains. In carrying out the research, a systematic literature review (SLR) was deployed using two prominent databases, Scopus and Business Source Complete (EBSCO), covering articles from 2016 to 2021, and 52 articles were synthesized to identify blockchain enablers, benefits, and barriers. Based on this review, a conceptual framework is developed for blockchain adoption within the food supply chain. The study identified scalability, interoperability, high cost, lack of expertise, and regulations as the most likely barriers to blockchain adoption. This study contributes to the body of knowledge by providing insights into blockchain adoption in the food supply chain. In addition, it offers evidence-based direction for other industries to build their blockchain strategies.
ISSN:2169-3536
2169-3536
DOI:10.1109/ACCESS.2023.3236666