Abstract: Blockchain technology, initially conceptualized for cryptocurrency systems, is now emerging as a pivotal innovation in agricultural engineering. Its inherent characteristics—decentralization, transparency, and immutability—offer robust solutions to longstanding challenges such as supply chain inefficiencies, limited data accessibility, and financial exclusion among smallholder farmers. This paper examines the integration of blockchain into agricultural operations, emphasizing its role in enhancing machinery management, environmental data security, and food traceability. Innovations, including blockchain-IoT convergence, digital twins, and smart contracts, are facilitating real-time monitoring, predictive analytics, and autonomous decision-making. Despite notable advantages, barriers such as infrastructural constraints, digital illiteracy, and integration complexity hinder widespread adoption. Nonetheless, advancements in lightweight protocols and supportive frameworks underscore blockchain’s potential to transform agricultural systems into more sustainable, data-driven, and resilient infrastructures.
Keywords: Decentralization, Food traceability, Predictive analytics, Digital illiteracy
Author: ABHISHEK PANDEY, SHIVAM CHAUBEY, SHUBHAM CHAUDHARY and SHRADDHA SETHI
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