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Use of blockchain technology to promote and improve food safety

Objective

1. Conduct and present a thorough literature review on the use of blockchain technology in supply chains. 2. Conduct and present a thorough literature review on the use of blockchain technology in agri-food supply chains. 3. Propose our own model of deploying blockchain technology in an agri-food supply chain. 4. Provide insights to key stakeholders of how blockchain may be used to mitigate food fraud/fake food. 5. Suggest the incentives a governing body may impose on a supply chain to reduce/eliminate the propensity of fake food in Canadian stores.

Investigators
Stanko Dimitrov
Institution
University of Waterloo
Start date
2022
End date
2023
Project number
OAF-KTT-101729