A local government in the south of India is resorting to the use of blockchain technology to organise the supply of food to the area. The project will attempt to improve on the efficiency of the current supply chain network servicing the Kerala area, according to Press Trust of India.
Backed by a local think tank, The Kerala Development and Innovation Strategic Council (K-DISC), the Blockchain will be used to continuously track production, procurement and even the distribution of groceries. To facilitate this, radio - frequency identification tags (RFID) will be used alongside the Internet of Things (IoT) equipment.
Such technology would allow for milk producers to monitor temperatures inside the transportation trucks during the delivery. Fishing and farming industries will also be added to the system through geo-coded images. This would allow for real-time verification and monitoring of stock levels and delivery processes.
The Kerela government will also look to use the blockchain technology to back its crop insurance scheme. It will be intended as a ‘smarter and fool-proof’ system that allows for faster processing and settlement of farmers claims resulting from crop losses and natural disasters, according to K-DISC.
This plan also picks up on Kerala’s existing efforts to promote blockchain. Earlier an academy was opened up in it’s capital city of Thiruvananthapuramv, where students are educated in blockchain solutions.