Designing a Blockchain-Based E-Business System for Tracking Honey Production

Abstract

Increased awareness in importance of organic food and its impact on human health brings out new challenges that consumers face in the market when making their decision whether or not to buy natural products. Since organic products usually cannot be easily distinguished from conventional ones, lack of information about the origin of the product is the main obstacle for gaining customers trust. Using blockchain technologies could provide transparent and non-editable information about the origin of the product and its journey to the end-user. This paper gives an example of blockchain-based system for tracking the process of organic honey production. Focus will be put on individual producers and consumers, but system can be expanded to include different stakeholders, such as distributors and retailers.