Wal-Mart and IBM want to harness blockchain to improve food safety | The New Food Economy

The Walmart-IBM software may facilitate digitization, certificate management, and interoperability. But while these things can improve traceability and transparency, the human element of the food supply chain is far more resistant to control and far less predictable. If the ultimate success of the blockchain relies on self-governance, we may be a long way from it being a food traceability backbone we can truly rely on.

Source: Wal-Mart and IBM want to harness blockchain to improve food safety | The New Food Economy, Jessica McKenzie, February 4th, 2018