Inception of Blockchain

technology in agriculture and

its contribution to economic
reform of the sector.

Ambuj Dixit, CSE Karunya University

Anecdote of a spacecraft and suitcase

On Oct. 4, 1957, the Soviets

launched the first artificial satellite,
Sputnik 1, into space. Four years
later on April 12, 1961, Russian Lt.
Yuri Gagarin became the first
human to orbit Earth in Vostok 1.
His flight lasted 108 minutes, and
Gagarin reached an altitude of 327
kilometers (about 202 miles).
This here is a suitcase

And guess what The first

commercially successful rolling
suitcases was invented in 1970, when
Bernard D. Sadow applied for a patent
that was granted in 1972 as United
States patent 3,653,474 for "Rolling
Luggage".
Agriculture Sector is also a suitcase without
wheels!!

1. Agriculture sector is 50% workforce employer in India.

2. We have developed big techs in the fields ranging from weather
prediction to drip irrigation but the suitcase still lacks wheels.
3. The sector works as a unorganised one and there is no accounting for
the suffering and ill equipped ones.
4. The community has sectional diversity in which some people hold the
resources others don't.
5. Agriculture is the only lefout sector which has minimum digital
footprints.
So the bigger question
here is how do we do it?
What is a Blockchain?
A blockchain is a public ledger to which
everyone has access but without a central
authority in charge, termed as a
decentralised system. It is an empowering
technology for individuals and companies to
collaborate with trust and transparency.
One of the best-known utilisation of
blockchains are the cryptographic coins such
as Bitcoin and others, but many other
applications are possible. Blockchain
technology is considered to be the driving
force of the next fundamental revolution in
information technology.
Many implementations of blockchain
technology are widely available today, each
having its particular strength for a specific
application domain. In this project, we are
going to deep dive into the technology and
try to mimic the very successful bitcoin
blockchain into our own implementation to
get a better understanding which will be
founding stone for future implementation.
The project provides a basic overview with
insight and working of Blockchain
technology and applications in practice, as
well as a theory-based exploration of
possible cases in Agriculture
 Brief history of Blockchain

On October 31, 2008, Satoshi Nakamoto

released the Bitcoin White Paper outlining a
purely peer to peer electronic cash/digital
asset transfer system. This is the first
popular implementation of Blockchain and is
attributed as birthing today’s Blockchain
industry. Since then, additional Blockchains
have been popularized, Ethereum, various
Hyperledger project solutions, as well as
numerous others .
What is Blockchain?

Blockchain is a system comprised of..

1. Transactions

2. Immutable ledgers

3. Decentralized peers

4. Encryption processes

5. Consensus mechanisms

Let’s explore these concepts

The Solution!

An online Platform for farmers!

 Different seasons of crops
The seasons vary across states, in term of crop seasons India
can be subdivided into two zones. The Northern zone and the
Southern zone. The north has 3 different crop seasons
Kharif, Rabi and zaid. Although such distinction is not
available in southern India the crop cultivation is done
according to the moisture content of the soil.
IV. Kharif rabi and zaid explained
Kharif season is stretched between June and September rabi
season is the low-temperature season where subtropical
crops like wheat and grams are grown.zaidi is between these two.
 Farmer A (Rich)
Farmer B (poor)
Does Kharif farming
Does Rabi farming
Has tractor.
Doesn’t Have a tractor.
How does it solve their problems?

1. Application of the latest technology in this sector will reduce

manual work and can be subjected to automation.
2. Quick and accurate transaction can reduce time.
3. Cost can be brought down considerably due to zero surcharges
of the banks.
4. Can be scaled for government help schemes.
5. Induce globalization and enhance market reach.
6. Avoid fraudulent transactions and improve trustworthiness.
Thankyou for yor patient
hearing!