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A Combo Smart Model of Blockchain with the Internet of Things (IoT) for the Transformation of Agriculture Sector

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Nowadays traditional techniques of living and earning are being transformed to modern smart technologies, taking their inspiration from the emerging trends. Agriculture and its supply chain are also one of the major domains of research that need attention for its growth especially in developing countries like Pakistan. Food safety and its supply are drawing the world's attention towards its importance and people are focusing on it because of health hazards. This research, presents a Combo smart model with a novel scheme for the transformation of traditional agriculture to smart agriculture, taking into consideration both blockchain and Internet of Things ( IoT) characteristics. The system proves to be reliable, automatic, open, and biological food tracks built with the features of Blockchain IoT devices. This system provides equal opportunity to all stakeholders involved in the agricultural food supply chain; even they are not familiar with each other and may not trust. IoT devices are added to the smart model to reduce human interference for data recording and verification. For validation purposes, the proposed scheme is compared to our own scheme, which uses only IoT devices deployed in the monitoring field without a blockchain.

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  1. Iqra National University, Peshawar, Pakistan

    Sabir Hussain Awan, Sheeraz Ahmad, Nadeem Safwan & Shahryar Shafique Qurashi

  2. Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Engineering and Technology Peshawar, Peshawar, Pakistan

    Yousaf Khan

  3. School of Economics and Management, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing, China

    M. Zaheer Hashim

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Awan, S.H., Ahmad, S., Khan, Y. et al. A Combo Smart Model of Blockchain with the Internet of Things (IoT) for the Transformation of Agriculture Sector. Wireless Pers Commun 121, 2233–2249 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11277-021-08820-6

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