Advancing Food Safety With Blockchain: How Walmart Is Leading the Way
Description
Gain a real-world understanding of how blockchain is impacting the global food supply chain by increasing end-to-end traceability, auditability and transparency of provenance. When food says organic, does it really mean organic? As a consumer, how can we know for sure? Learn more about how Walmart is leading the way to advancing food safety by using blockchain: building trust and ensuring that our food supply is traceable and safe.
Learning Objectives
Recognize how blockchain is contributing to advancing food safety.
Recall the net impact of this transformative technology on the global supply chain.
Recall current examples of blockchain technology, the challenges and issues that arise and how it will affect the global economy.
Major Topics
Brief overview of the basic concepts behind blockchain technology.
How blockchain is directly contributing to advancing food safety.
The net impact of this transformative change throughout the supply chain.
Current examples of blockchain usage in global food supply chain.
Challenges and issues with use of blockchain technology for global food supply chain; privacy, governance, regulation and integration.
Future plans and how this will affect the global economy.
How to keep up on changes in global food supply chain.
