Australian livestock tracking platform Aglive has completed a pilot that monitored shipments of beef to China.

Aglive'due south trial was launched during late-Jan and was conducted in partnership with global aircraft logistics company DB Schenker and industry body Meat and Livestock Australia.

The pilot saw cattle tracked from Macka's cattle farm in regional New South Wales to an slaughterhouse located in the same state.

From at that place, frozen beef products were tracked beyond the supply chain as the meat was transported by land freight interstate to Queensland, and and then shipped to Shanghai — ensuring that the products were stored under safe conditions throughout transit. The products were then distributed to grocery stores in Shanghai.

Australian beefiness exports tracked using blockchain

Speaking to Cointelegraph, Aglive executive director Paul Ryan emphasized that each individual product, carton and air container used across the supply chain is identified and tracked, with Cyberspace-of-Things devices included alongside the products to record temperature and location information.

All data is recorded to a individual version of the Ethereum blockchain that tin can execute smart contracts on both Hyperledger Fabric and Ethereum.

The executive stresses that Aglive is "technology-neutral" and "volition piece of work with whatsoever blockchain technology delivers the best outcomes for our customer."

Slow blockchain adoption delays trial

Ryan stated that the idea for a traceability trial in partnership with Macka's was conceived during belatedly 2022, all the same, it saw delays due to COVID-19 and a tiresome uptake of the technologies employed.

"The adoption of new concepts and practices is never piece of cake as the lure of business-every bit-usual tin can be strong," said Ryan. "The slowest and hardest part of putting a project together is encouraging the various participants to dedicate sufficient time and resources to implement the changes."

"While there are frequently the best of intentions, what is intended to take days, often takes weeks. Similarly, what is intended to take weeks, tin can very quickly consume months," he added.

Aglive to target international markets

Aglive used a digital National Vendor Declaration app to integrate farm accreditation and shipping management on the same platform — allowing stakeholders to track each individual item across the supply chain using unique QR codes.

The platform is currently working to introduce its product-to-plate solution to the markets of major livestock producers worldwide, including the European Union, Brazil, Canada, Argentina and Uruguay.

"The end goal is to reduce farm paperwork then farmers tin can manage farms and non forms and then they tin also provide the prove that helps them earn premium prices for the food they produce," said Ryan.

"In short, the goal is to ensure farmers can earn more than coin for the aforementioned work."