Blockchain provider BlockApps collaborated with Bayer Crop Science to develop its TraceHarvest Network, a food traceability platform that tracks crops from purchasing the seed. Bayer has been an active user of the network for the past two years in the U.S. and Brazil.
The Ethereum-based solution differentiates itself from other agricultural supply chain blockchains by tracking seeds prior to planting. That includes where they are from and where they were bought.
Manual tracking of data in the agriculture sector is costly and inefficient, putting businesses at greater risk of compliance violations in the supply chain, especially with international trading involved. Farmers are subject to numerous compliance requirements such as the impact of pesticides on the environment, whether they can use genetically modified seeds and sustainable farming practices.
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