2019-08-05 Meeting notes

Date

Attendees

Notes

  • Jonathan Cobb - Oralce, PreSales in supply chain + ERP

Discussion items

TimeItemWhoNotes
 15 minNews updatesMarco
  • Global Food Blockchain Initiative
  • LG CNS to launch food blockchain for schools
    • Monachain (R3 Corda based)
  • Nestlé joins WWF’s OpenSC blockchain for sustainable supply chains
    • OpenSC, a supply chain food provenance blockchain founded by the WWF and the Boston Consulting Group Digital Ventures
    • radically increase sustainable food sourcing through certification
    • OpenSC uses blockchain technology to allow consumers to verify the provenance of products they are purchasing
  • Walmart China unveils food traceability blockchain with VeChainThor
    • China Chain-Store & Franchise Association (CCFA)
    • 23 product lines have been tested and launched on the platform
    • expected to expand to more than 100 lines by year end
    • https://www.vechain.org/
  • Oracle in bee supply chain blockchain
    • Oracle has partnered with the World Bee Project (WBP) to introduce blockchain technology to the honey supply chain
    • “BeeMark” label, guaranteeing honey produce is from ecological and sustainable sources
  • CTA (Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Co-operation) offers blockchain agricultural grants
    • improve farming conditions in Côte d’Ivoire, Papua New Guinea, Sierra Leone, Trinidad and Tobago, and Uganda
  • Aon, Oxfam, Etherisc launch blockchain for agricultural insurance in Sri Lanka
    • Aon, the world’s second-largest insurance broker
    • blockchain microinsurance project targeting Sri Lankan farmers
    • aims to address the lack of affordable insurance projects and removes issues around claims processing
    • collaboration with Oxfam and Etherisc, the German decentralized insurance startup
    • Ethereum based blockchain
    • 200 of 5000 farmers have enrolled in the solution
  • IOTA partners with Primority for DLT food traceability
    • The project will focus on developing an app for consumers, called AllerSafe. Any allergens involved along the supply chain will immediately be listed on the app.
    • Primority’s 3iVerify software + IOTA tangle
 

Action items

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  • Marco to reach out to news sources for presentations
  • Ideas and opinions on future state