In a movement furthering technological incorporation, the government for the Mexican state of Tamaulipas now supports the incorporation of blockchain technology for the tracking of grain. For the movement, the state will utilize blockchain and Internet of Things (IoT) software provider GrainChain.
Similar to other recent blockchain projects tracing supply chain, the endeavor looks to bring clarity to the to the way grain is tracked from the farm to the marketplace. Tamaulipas Secretary of Rural Development Ariel Longoria Garcia explained to me in an interview:
“The vision of the Tamaulipas government, specifically in the area of rural development, is focused on helping all grain producers by monitoring the warehouses that the grain is stored.”
Historically, the process for recording grain and its movement through the supply chain has been cumbersome and inefficient, often hosting mistakes along the way. Traditionally, people would need to record data by hand, such as the grain’s weight, its condition, etc., Garcia said.
“Everything was done by hand, and that wasn’t very transparent at all,” he explained. “Sometimes that led to special circumstances where the grain producers were pretty much taken advantage of.”
