Promote agricultural block chain technology and industrial innovation to help Taiwan bananas export to Japan

When it comes to blockchain technology, cryptocurrency is the most well-known application, but the network architecture of distributed databases through blockchain can actually be used in a variety of information encryption applications in different situations. Since 2017, the International Office of the Council of Agriculture of the Executive Yuan has promoted the construction of "agricultural blockchain" projects through the blockchain application service OwlTing Blockchain Services (OBS) launched by the OwlTing Group, so as to enhance the competitiveness of Taiwan's agricultural products through the introduction of blockchain technology.

Now consumers can see the "Odingding Block chain traceability Certification" QR Code on the fruit of the market stall. After scanning Code, you can see the production resume of the product. Lin Jiarong, deputy director of the International Department of the Council of Agriculture of the Executive Yuan, said, "in the process of promoting Taiwan's agricultural products internationally, the biggest difficulty is that we cannot effectively prove our quality, but the blockchain technology solution is like an international common language. accelerate the opportunities for Taiwan's agricultural products to shine internationally. "

The Taiwan International Agricultural Development Corporation (TIDC), which is committed to the export of agricultural products, has helped Taiwan's bananas export to Japan through the agricultural block chain system, and also predicted the future output value of pineapples through the agricultural block chain system. Next, the Council of Agriculture will link up the temperature, humidity and other information of the sensing elements in the front greenhouse, as well as the logistics and distribution process after harvest and the temperature information in the distribution process, aiming at the high-priced greenhouse exquisite agricultural products.

The resume of agricultural products established a sense of peace of mind, and the export of bananas was successful.

Taiwan Agricultural Development has begun to use the agricultural block chain system of cooperation between the Council of Agriculture and Odingding to link up agricultural production information. And further make use of the safety and peace of mind brought about by agricultural resumes to open up the export market of Taiwan's agricultural products. At present, TNFA has successfully sold bananas to Japanese supermarkets.

Banana is one of the items with fierce price competition in the international agricultural market. At present, the average global price for bananas is $6 to $7 per case, while the average price for bananas in Taiwan is as high as $22 to $25. In this case, the introduction of blockchain traceability certification allows consumers to scan Code and know the planting resume of bananas while purchasing, thus prompting consumers to be willing to buy at a higher price. TNFA points out that last year (2018), the total export volume of bananas in Taiwan was less than 1,000 tons, but after the introduction of block chain traceability certification, the Japanese channel developed by TNFA alone has sold more than 500 tons this year.

Tainongfa banana and pineapple

Through the agricultural block chain system, TNFA helps Taiwan bananas export to Japan; at the same time, it also forecasts the future output value of pineapples through the system.

Cheng Yihua / Photography

However, TNFA also makes no secret of the fact that at present, it can only achieve the integration of agricultural land production information, and the packaging and washing process of the collection yard is currently the direction of efforts.

On the other hand, Chen Chun-ji, vice chairman of the Council of Agriculture, believes that, like other blockchain applications, how to ensure the correctness of information is a major challenge in the process of uploading the curriculum vitae of agricultural products. At present, the Council of Agriculture maintains the correctness of the data through product sampling and front-end counseling.