Blockchain, AI, IoT may improve supply chain transparency

A new approach to traceability uses blockchain, artificial intelligence (AI) and the internet of things (IoT) to help provide transparency, efficiency and safety across the entire food supply chain. "The system can be used in feed mills, farms, hatcheries, broiler farms, slaughterhouses and for the processing," Sharmeen Khan, chief marketing officer, OpsSmart Global, said during the Virtual Poultry Tech Summit 2020. Blockchain, AI and IoT are three forms of digital technology poised to help the poultry industry solve a variety of current and future challenges, ranging from food safety, workforce challenges, interruptions to the supply chain and more. In this case, the three technologies work together to create a traceable and transparent ledger that permanently records each transaction along the supply chain.\ The approach could offer many benefits, including increased market share, improvement to brand loyalty and operational efficiency, an enhanced product quality, reduced IT expenditure and more efficient and seamless audits.