Blockchain applied to traceability of the cocoa production chain of the Amazon

Abstract


Many Amazonian products are transported to large Brazilian metropolises or exported, being marketed in natura or processed, turning into products with high added value. However, there is no proof that these products actually originate from the Amazon or that they are produced according to certified processes. This paper proposes a solution that made the cocoa production chain traceable, making use of technologies such as Blockchain and IoT. The result of this worke is a PoC (Proof of Concept), which demonstrated the technical feasibility of implementing digital traceability in the cocoa to be extended to other productive chain in Amazon.

Keywords: Blockchain, IoT, Amazon, Traceability, Cocoa

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Published
2022-09-12
GIRANI TEJOS, Rodrigo Augusto; CARVALHO, Tereza Cristina Melo de Brito; SIMPLICIO JÚNIOR, Marcos Antonio; SANTOS, Bruno Justen; NOBRE, Ismael. Blockchain applied to traceability of the cocoa production chain of the Amazon. In: BRAZILIAN SYMPOSIUM ON CYBERSECURITY (SBSEG), 22. , 2022, Santa Maria. Anais [...]. Porto Alegre: Sociedade Brasileira de Computação, 2022 . p. 43-56. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5753/sbseg.2022.225338.