Blockchain-Based Agriculture Supply Chain System

The agriculture sector plays a crucial role in sustaining livelihoods worldwide, necessitating continuous advancements to enhance its efficiency and resilience. Blockchain technology (BCT) has emerged as a transformative tool with the potential to streamline and secure agriculture supply chains by enabling transparent, traceable, and tamper-resistant transactions. This study investigates the adoption of BCT in agriculture supply chains, focusing on a comparative analysis across both developed and developing economies. Data collected from The Netherlands, the United States, Saudi Arabia, and India provides insights into the factors driving and impeding BCT adoption in these regions. Utilizing Interpretive Structural Modeling and the Decision Making Trial and Evaluation Laboratory approach, the study identifies and ranks factors based on their influence on BCT adoption. Findings reveal that while enabling factors vary among the economies, policy support emerges as the most significant enabler across all regions. This research highlights the importance of policy frameworks in promoting BCT adoption and underscores the need for tailored strategies to address regional barriers in the agriculture supply chain