Technology-enabled online aggregated market for smallholder farmers to obtain enhanced farm-gate prices

Malni Kumarathunga, Rodrigo Calheiros, Athula Ginige

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Abstract

![CDATA[Using scenario transformation methodology, we identified four scenarios that indicated a lack of trusted parties to sell harvest has forced smallholder farmers to sell the harvest to brokers who often collect the harvest at the farm gate at the lowest possible prices and sell in the market for large profits. As blockchain smart contracts provide a mechanism to reduce risk and establish trust between unknown trading partners, we transformed these into a scenario that establishes trust between farmer and unknown broker using smart contracts, generating a trust-enabled market. This scenario enables farmers to search for the optimum farm-gate price without relying on known brokers. The scenario is further enhanced to enable a Many-one-Many market linkage, facilitating automatic aggregated marketing. The paper presents the functional prototype of the scenario, explaining the functionality of the transformed system.]]
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the International Research Conference on Smart Computing and Systems Engineering (SCSE 2021), Colombo, Sri Lanka, 16 September 2021
PublisherIEEE
Pages28-37
Number of pages10
ISBN (Print)9781665409650
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2021
EventInternational Research Conference on Smart Computing and Systems Engineering -
Duration: 16 Sept 2021 → …

Conference

ConferenceInternational Research Conference on Smart Computing and Systems Engineering
Period16/09/21 → …

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