Cattlechain: Animal Welfare and Traceability From Farm to Fork

Cattlechain connects farmers, meat and dairy companies, veterinarians, public authorities and the general public using blockchain for mapping the food journey from the farm to the consumers' tables. Technically, it combines IoT devices and external sensors (grazing, weighing and drinking behaviour) with a new generation of Artificial Intelligence algorithms, Sentinel satellite imagery and blockchain technologies to provide comprehensive, reliable and cost-effective tools to monitor beef and dairy cattle, support decision making, reduce operational costs and increase overall productivity and efficiency in the farm.

Cattlechain will have a clear impact in the development of new business models that can improve overall efficiency and productivity of the farm. The solution is based on a “powered by FIWARE” architecture. FIWARE brings in a standardized open source implementation for context information management which is core to any Smart Solution. The incorporation of blockchain technologies in “powered by FIWARE” architectures thanks to the Canis Major adapter, provides a trustworthy and immutable tracing of certain context changes linked to steps in smart farming and food value chain processes.

The DG rural development, innovation & agrifood training, of Spanish Ministry of agriculture, fisheries an food is currently working in the creation of a Digital Innovation Hub, powered by FIWARE technologies to support companies, administrations, universities, and technology centers in the development of efficient, interoperable and innovative solutions, based FIWARE open standard technologies.