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SYSTEMATIC REVIEW article

Front. Sustain. Food Syst.
Sec. Climate-Smart Food Systems
Volume 8 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fsufs.2024.1497599
This article is part of the Research Topic Transforming African Food Systems View all 7 articles

Factors affecting the adoption of blockchain technologies in the food supply chain

Provisionally accepted
Osden Jokonya Osden Jokonya *Gcobisa Mbadlisa Gcobisa Mbadlisa
  • University of the Western Cape, Bellville, South Africa

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    With the rise in food insecurity, one of the United Nation's Sustainable Development Goals is to end hunger, achieve food security, and promote sustainable agriculture. This can be achieved through the strengthening and development of existing food systems. Integrating emerging technologies such as blockchain technology can help develop sustainable food systems. Blockchain technology allows the tracking and tracing of food items as they move through the supply chain. Blockchain technology also allows for low transactional costs at almost instantaneous applications. There is however a low adoption rate of blockchain technology amongst organisations in the food supply chain. The objective of the study was to explore factors that affect the adoption of blockchain technology in the food supply chain. The study adopted a quantitative research method that was guided by the technology, organisation, and environment Framework (TOE) to explore factors affecting blockchain technology adoption in the food supply chain. A systematic literature review was used for the study. Quantitative content analysis was used to analyse peer-reviewed articles. Results showed that TOE factors affect the adoption of blockchain technology in the food supply chain. Factors such as cost, scalability, firm size, and IT policy were noted as important factors affecting the adoption of blockchain technology in the food supply chain. The study contributes to the body of knowledge on factors that affect the adoption of blockchain technology in the food supply chain.

    Keywords: food systems, Digital Food Systems, Food Supply chain, Blockchain technology, TOE framework, Blockchain Adoption, Food insecurity

    Received: 17 Sep 2024; Accepted: 29 Nov 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Jokonya and Mbadlisa. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence: Osden Jokonya, University of the Western Cape, Bellville, South Africa

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