FOOD SAFETY IBM blockchain for business * shared ledger * smart contract Goals include broader participation, lower cost and efficiency. * privacy * consensus 7LPHLVD SUHFLRXV FRPPRGLW\ ,I\RXFRXOGJDLQKRXUVHYHU\ZHHN WRUHOD[DQGVSHQGWLPHZLWKIDPLO\RUIULHQGV ZKDWZRXOG\RXGR" 1X7(&FDQJLYH\RXWKDWSUHFLRXVWLPHE\KHOSLQJ \RXVDYHKRXUVRUPRUHRISURGXFWLRQSHUZHHN ZLWKLPSURYHGIRRGIRUPLQJSHUIRUPDQFH DQGPD[LPL]HGSURGXFWLYLW\ 7ROHDUQPRUHFDOO DQGDVNIRU7RP7RQUD ZZZQXWHFPIJFRP 74 MEAT+ POULTRY | 02.17 | www.meatpoultry.com IBM he says. "If you can imagine mangoes being grown in South America, being able to track that to the aggregator then to the exporter, the shipping company, the importer and then US Customs to the US wholesaler, distributor...I think that's where we're going to see the efficiency gain - not just the ability to track the movement of goods for safety purposes - but really gain efficiency by being able to perhaps cut out some middlemen who really don't add much value other than being there as a trusted source for different parties to interact with." Chang says that blockchain also is a gamechanger when it comes to participation by all stakeholders within the chain. "I think that's where blockchain is really changing the game because it is a simple and elegant solution that is hosted [and] that many of the participants could just access using mobile devices," he says. That really changes the game in terms of how smaller farmers who are starting the chain and need easy access to the system can provide the necessary information for their downstream customers. Blockchain, Chang says, "has been the missing piece that's required for everyone within the supply chain to be able to participate."http://www.nutecmfg.com