USDA Proposes Blockchain Ledger for Organic Product Supply Chain

Cointelegraph

Published Aug 10, 2020 08:55PM ET

Updated Aug 11, 2020 11:00PM ET

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has proposed amending its rules on organic products to include implementing blockchain technology to trace its supply chain.

According to an Aug. 5 report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), the agency said it expects electronic tracking systems, including digital ledger technology (DLT), will play an “essential role” in the traceability of its supply chain of organic products.

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