RiceChain: secure and traceable rice supply chain framework using blockchain technology

Bello Musa Yakubu; Rabia Latif; Aisha Yakubu; Majid Iqbal Khan; Auwal Ibrahim Magashi

doi:10.7717/peerj-cs.801

journal article Open Access Jan 12, 2022

RiceChain: secure and traceable rice supply chain framework using blockchain technology

Bello Musa Yakubu Rabia Latif

Aisha Yakubu Majid Iqbal Khan Auwal Ibrahim Magashi

PeerJ Computer Science Vol. 8 pp. e801 · PeerJ

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Abstract

The increasing number of rice product safety issues and the potential for contamination have established an enormous need for an effective strategy for the traceability of the rice supply chain. Tracing the origins of a rice product from raw materials to end customers is very complex and costly. Existing food supply chain methods (for example, rice) do not provide a scalable and cost-effective means of agricultural food supply. Besides, consumers lack the capability and resources required to check or report on the quality of agricultural goods in terms of defects or contamination. Consequently, customers are forced to decide whether to utilize or discard the goods. However, blockchain is an innovative framework capable of offering a transformative solution for the traceability of agricultural products and food supply chains. The aim of this paper is to propose a framework capable of tracking and monitoring all interactions and transactions between all stakeholders in the rice chain ecosystem through smart contracts. The model incorporates a system for customer satisfaction feedback, which enables all stakeholders to get up-to-date information on product quality, enabling them to make more informed supply chain decisions. Each transaction is documented and stored in the public ledger of the blockchain. The proposed framework provides a safe, efficient, reliable, and effective way to monitor and track rice products safety and quality especially during product purchasing. The security and performance analysis results shows that the proposed framework outperform the benchmark techniques in terms of cost-effectiveness, security and scalability with low computational overhead.

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Published: Jan 12, 2022
Vol/Issue: 8
Pages: e801
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Authors

B

Bello Musa Yakubu

Department of Computer Science, COMSATS University Islamabad, Islamabad Campus, Islamabad, Islamabad, Pakistan

R

Rabia Latif

College of Computer and Information Sciences, Prince Sultan University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

A

Aisha Yakubu

Department of Rem. & General Studies, Audu Bako College of Agriculture, Danbatta, Kano, Nigeria

M

Majid Iqbal Khan

Department of Computer Science, COMSATS University Islamabad, Islamabad, Islamabad, Pakistan

A

Auwal Ibrahim Magashi

Department of Crop Science, Kano University of Science and Technology, Wudil, Kano, Nigeria

Funding

Artificial Intelligence Data Analytics Lab (AIDA) CCIS, Prince Sultan University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Cite This Article

Bello Musa Yakubu, Rabia Latif, Aisha Yakubu, et al. (2022). RiceChain: secure and traceable rice supply chain framework using blockchain technology. PeerJ Computer Science, 8, e801. https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj-cs.801

RiceChain: secure and traceable rice supply chain framework using blockchain technology

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