Journal of Agricultural Big Data ›› 2020, Vol. 2 ›› Issue (2): 14-24.doi: 10.19788/j.issn.2096-6369.200202

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Prospect of Agricultural and Rural Application of Trusted Blockchain

Wensheng Wang()   

  1. Information Center of Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of the People's Republic of China. , Beijing 100125, China
  • Received:2020-04-20 Online:2020-06-30 Published:2020-07-30
  • Contact: Wensheng Wang E-mail:wangwensheng@caas.cn

Abstract:

The potential of blockchain applications for promoting the high-quality development of agriculture and rural areas has received attention worldwide. China is currently in a mature stage of national poverty alleviation and a crucial period for rural revitalization. The weakly-centralized/ decentralized nature of Chinese agricultural and rural industrial and social structures suggest a natural coupling and application integration point with emerging blockchain technology. However, the majority of agricultural and rural blockchain research efforts focus mainly on rural finance and approach issues in a fragmented manner. In contrast, explores the application of blockchain technology in agriculture and rural areas from the holistic perspective of the national "comprehensive rural revitalization" strategy. After reviewing the technical characteristics of blockchain and related global application research, we systematically examine prospects in agricultural and rural development, and identify blockchain opportunities in eleven domains, such as smart agriculture based on trusted Internet of ThingsIoT , credible support networks for the new agricultural management systems, agricultural product quality and safety systems, credible rural collective asset management system, credible rural tourism industry, rural living environment improvement initiative, targeted poverty alleviation, credible migrant workers' rights and interests protection network and so forth. Our findings suggest that the combination of blockchain and 5G, artificial intelligence and other "new infrastructure" elements can accelerate the evolution of society to society 5.0.

Key words: blockchain, smart contract, agriculture and rural area, decentralized, new infrastructure, agricultural blockchain, blockchain technology, agricultural big data

CLC Number: 

  • G203