Topic: Blockchain
Title: It’s Possible to Trace Where Your Coffee Came From Thanks to Blockchain Tech
What: Thank My Farmer is an app that uses an IBM blockchain platform to enable transparency along the coffee supply chain for the benefit of the consumer.
Why/How: Farmer Connect has done this with the partnership of several coffee distributors in the value-addition/supply/distributor chain.
More ...: This will eliminate the fragmented nature of the supply chain while tracking coffee from the farmer to the consumer.
https://youtu.be/8WWUq8ojSPU
Sources:
• https://venturebeat.com/2020/01/06/ibm-taps-blockchain-to-make-coffee-sourcing-traceable/
• https://www.cips.org/en/supply-management/news/2020/january/blockchain-app-connects-coffee-drinkers-with-farmers/
• https://youtu.be/8WWUq8ojSPU
Existing info:
• https://www.ibm.com/blockchain/solutions/food-trust https://www.thankmyfarmer.com
Methodology: Online research and use of a tumbled pyramid the article
Wordcount: 200-300
Qualification statement: This is an exciting development that fans of coffee would appreciate.
Time: 24 hours
Budget: 200TECH