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FFS 020 - Optimising the Food Economy with Blockchain
Category: Arts
Duration: 00:46:10
Publish Date: 2017-10-22 09:20:02
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Like the combustion engine, the telephone, and the Internet before it, blockchain has the potential to transform how human society functions. What would such a transformation look like in the food industry?

In this episode, we talk with Blockchain theorist Melanie Swan about what is possible. We explore:

  • What 'Blockchain' is
  • How Blockchain is transforming Big Food businesses
    • redefining operational efficiency and the transparency of supply chains
  • How Blockchain can empower consumers
    • Farm-to-fork transparency: instant verification of where your food comes from
    • Holding Big Food accountable through real-time financial interest tracking of the businesses supplying your food
    • Ensuring end-user data ownership
  • How Blockchain optimises the sharing economy
    • Community coins: local currencies enabling a peer-based local economy for sharing resources
    • ‘The Uber for microgreens’: real-time on-demand peer sharing of overproduced local products with your neighbours
  • How Blockchain can help in the fight against world hunger, malnutrition, and food waste

 

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