Creation of shared value for the beef supply chain from IoT and blockchain (H2020-IoF-2282300206-UC010)
The project «Creation of shared value for the beef supply chain from IoT and blockchain» (ShareBeef) is one of the use cases of the project «Internet of Food and Farm 2020» (IoF2020), coordinated by Wageningen University and Research.
ShareBeef aims to develop a technological framework based on Internet of Things (IoT), open data, massive data analysis (Big Data) and blockchains (blockchain) to enable the exchange of data along the whole production chain of beef (calf producers, feedlots, slaughterhouses, distributors and consumers) with a double objective:
- Increase the productive efficiency of the different processes in the chain, reducing their environmental impact.
- Improve the information on the production processes that reaches the consumer to meet their demands for information, promoting informed and responsible consumption.
The partners of the projects are: two technological partners (Digitanimal and Agricolus SMEs), an end user (NATRUS meat company) and the University of Córdoba. The demonstration farms are located in six countries: Spain, Portugal, Croatia, Ireland, Italy and Bulgaria.
General objectives
The main objectives of the project are:
- To monitor and optimize production conditions, health and animal welfare at the farm and fattening level.
- To control and optimize animal welfare during transport and slaughter.
- To provide consumers with better information about beef production conditions.
- To certify specific good production practices: grass meat, animal welfare, etc.
- To develop support systems for decision-making based on data from various segments of the production chain, enabling the improvement of production efficiency, sustainability and profitability.
- To develop data governance models that allow data sharing while preserving data privacy and ownership.
- To Increase trust between segments of the beef supply chain using blockchain.
Role of the University of Cordoba
The University of Córdoba acts in the project as a domain expert, carrying out the design and validation tasks of the precision livestock systems used in it. In addition, UCO is responsible for the design of decision support systems and the dissemination of project results.
Investigador Principal: Dolores C. Pérez Marín
Correo electrónico de contacto: dcperez@uco.es
Página web del proyecto: https://www.iof2020.eu/trials/meat/iot-and-blockchain-for-beef-supply-chain