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A Design-Driven Approach To Distributed Ledger Technologies For Small Farmers Communities: A Case Study In Portugal, Sabrina Scuri, Catarina Ribeiro, Valentina Nisi

IASDR Conference Series

Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) has the potential to transform the agri-food sector, empowering rural and underserved farming communities by enabling the creation of a more environmentally sustainable and socio-economically inclusive food system. Several PoC and pilot projects are running all over the world to test this specific use case. However, the success rate of these initiatives is still limited. A critical analysis of the state-of-the-art suggests as a possible explanation for the observed trend that the current research approach to DLT for agriculture is mostly technology-driven. This limits our ability to develop solutions that provide benefits to the communities they’re …