How To Solve Shrimp Supply-chain Problems using Blockchain Traceability Technology
The purpose of this study is to understand the existing problems and current solutions for seafood trace-ability from the farmer to the consumer. A recent study identified, 60% of the shrimps rejected due to extensive use of antibiotics, and 94% of customers prefer complete transparency of the supply chain to be loyal to a product brand. As Environmental impact of shrimp farming and aquaculture rises, it is mandatory to monitor the supply and demand of wild shrimp fishing & shrimp aquaculture.
Globally, food provenance has become a concern for government authorities, the seafood industry, and customer due to increasing food safety & authentication requirement. The current Shrimp supply-chain is affected by illegal, unexported, and unregistered fishing resulted in an estimated loss of $10 billion to $23.5 billion per year, representing 11-26 million tons of seafood.
Thailand is a major exporter of shrimps to various countries around the globe, the current fish and shrimp export market of Thailand valued at 3,893 Million/year.
Since the effective seafood traceability system will be underlying the drivers I,e., Government regulations of seafood and its safety, Consumer-facing and brand-aware of supply chain actors and for customers who demand to know more about their seafood. A recent survey found that consumers prefer to see everything from a complete ingredient breakdown to sourcing information. 94% of the responders say they are likely to be more loyal to a brand which offers full transparency.
Blockchain can enable transparency of social and environmental indicators to incentivize ethical labor practices and environmental preservation. To identify and trace shrimp characteristics i,e., harvest date, quality, origin & processing information available to every entity in the supply chain.
These statistics of National Fisheries Institute shows the rise in demand for shrimp production in India. Andhra Pradesh is the largest exporter of shrimps in India and with a record of 60% rejection rate due to indiscriminate use of antibiotics by the shrimp farmers. Quillhash collaborated with Marine Products Export Development Authority(MPEDA) and Tata Trusts, a proof of concept(POC) developed to control and track the supply and demand of shrimps.
A peek into the concept development, As shrimp farmers inputs data about the shrimp at each stage of its supply-chain will be made visible to retailers all over India. PHT certificate is issued to each shrimp farmers with details of maximum shrimp grazing in particular region.
POC developed on Hyperledger Fabric, a private and permissioned blockchain ecosystem using the MongoDB database with AWS servers. Front & back-end was built using React & Node.js and logz.io for log management, Docker for container services.
Below is a link to the screenshots of the POC developed which includes Registration Certification page and other details of farmers, producers, and suppliers.
Shrimp Farming - Supply chain on Hyperledger Blockchain
Capabilities:
Ability:
1. Prevent double spending by the Farm.
2. Checked for validity of the PHT certificate.
3. Checked if the pht certificate has expired.
4. Ensure no duplication of QR code exists.
5. Overclaiming a harvest.
6. Output weight cannot be greater than input weight.
7. PHT certificate is expired.
8. Processed shipment has already been spent.
9. Check for double spending on the harvested shrimp used.
Every transaction along a supply-chain on the blockchain is fully audit-able. By integrating Blockchain, smartphone applications can aggregate and display information to the customers in real-time. Furthermore, due to the strong integrity properties of the Blockchain, this information can be genuinely trusted.
A thoughtful user interface that sheds light on the digital journey of a product can empower better purchases by giving users a logical choice that they can trust the system.
The critical characteristics of the supply-chain industry, traditionally been a) Quality, b)Speed, c)Dependability, d) Cost, and 5) Flexibility.
Reference:
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Opposite Cyber
Hub,
Gurugram, Haryana, India 122016
111 North Bridge Rd,
#21-01 Peninsula
Plaza,
Singapore 179098
57, Creighton Road,
South Ealing London,
W5
4SH
7236 Sills Rd,
Mississauga,
Ontario - L4T 2K
Sales: [email protected]