Information needs for transparency in blockchain-enabled sustainable food supply chains
The growing demand for transparency in sustainable food production creates a challenge for supply chains to meet the diverse information needs of stakeholders. This research addresses this challenge by identifying and prioritising information needs within sustainable food supply chains. Employing a...
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| description | The growing demand for transparency in sustainable food production creates a challenge for supply chains to meet the diverse information needs of stakeholders. This research addresses this challenge by identifying and prioritising information needs within sustainable food supply chains. Employing a mixed-methods approach, the study identified 14 information needs, categorised them into three clusters: a) product and quality details information, b) production and processing information, and c) sustainability information, and prioritised the information needs. Experts highly prioritised information needs on quality and safety, followed by product origin and nutrition/ingredients. The research suggests that blockchain technology can play a role in supporting consumer decision-making. These findings can inform the development of information-sharing systems that enhance transparency and support consumer decision-making in sustainable food supply chains. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-b2eeb817368d43a3bf789115811092222025-08-20T02:38:18ZengElsevierInternational Journal of Information Management Data Insights2667-09682024-11-014210026210.1016/j.jjimei.2024.100262Information needs for transparency in blockchain-enabled sustainable food supply chainsPatrick Burgess0Funlade Sunmola1Sigrid Wertheim-Heck2Aeres University of Applied Sciences, the Netherlands; University of Hertfordshire, UK; Corresponding author at: Aeres University of Applied Sciences, the Netherlands.University of Hertfordshire, UKWageningen University, Wageningen, the NetherlandsThe growing demand for transparency in sustainable food production creates a challenge for supply chains to meet the diverse information needs of stakeholders. This research addresses this challenge by identifying and prioritising information needs within sustainable food supply chains. Employing a mixed-methods approach, the study identified 14 information needs, categorised them into three clusters: a) product and quality details information, b) production and processing information, and c) sustainability information, and prioritised the information needs. Experts highly prioritised information needs on quality and safety, followed by product origin and nutrition/ingredients. The research suggests that blockchain technology can play a role in supporting consumer decision-making. These findings can inform the development of information-sharing systems that enhance transparency and support consumer decision-making in sustainable food supply chains.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S266709682400051XAlternative food supply chainBlockchain technologyInformation needsTransparencySustainable food supply chains |
| spellingShingle | Patrick Burgess Funlade Sunmola Sigrid Wertheim-Heck Information needs for transparency in blockchain-enabled sustainable food supply chains International Journal of Information Management Data Insights Alternative food supply chain Blockchain technology Information needs Transparency Sustainable food supply chains |
| title | Information needs for transparency in blockchain-enabled sustainable food supply chains |
| title_full | Information needs for transparency in blockchain-enabled sustainable food supply chains |
| title_fullStr | Information needs for transparency in blockchain-enabled sustainable food supply chains |
| title_full_unstemmed | Information needs for transparency in blockchain-enabled sustainable food supply chains |
| title_short | Information needs for transparency in blockchain-enabled sustainable food supply chains |
| title_sort | information needs for transparency in blockchain enabled sustainable food supply chains |
| topic | Alternative food supply chain Blockchain technology Information needs Transparency Sustainable food supply chains |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S266709682400051X |
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