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Under the sphere of the food processing industry, certain advancements have been brought about with the introduction of technologies such as IoT and blockchain [12]. One major feature is the better traceability of all the commodities throughout the farm-to-plate chain. The quality of the raw material that any such industry uses is of key importance and can be kept track of by linking all aspects and platforms where the material is passed through. It helps to ensure that the raw material has been treated properly and stored under sanitary and suitable conditions according to its nature. For example, any milk-based product requires to be stored under a cool temperature at all times and any carelessness in this regard would lead to spoiled food which if in any case is served to humans may lead to condition of illness. The same is applicable to all perishable items; they require careful handling and processing. Also, when it comes to food, most people are very picky with their choices. It is important for these companies to provide accurate details about the things that have been put into any particular product. Some individuals also bear allergies and need to ensure that they do not consume anything that they are allergic to or else it may lead to severe reactions and discomfort. This adds onto why the content details provided by the manufacturer need to precise. Another important aspect that needs to be kept under consideration is the shelf life of edible commodities, once manufactured it is advised that it should be consumed within a specified period of time to ensure that it is good and healthy condition at the time of usage.

These particulars can be kept track of with the help of the technologies of IoT and blockchain. The farm where the raw material is produced and transported may accommodate intelligent equipment (that has sensors installed and connected to a cloud or network) which would upload precise details about the date and method of handling onto the cloud where all information is to be stored onto a blockchain to ensure decentralization and access to the processing units, stores as well as the consumers, hence offering transparency. Inclusion of these technologies also ensure the absence of counterfeiting of harmful ingredients into food substances, since the manufacturer is obliged to provide complete details regarding ingredients and processing used, it minimizes the possibility of such frauds. Apart from this, at processing units utilising equipment that incorporate in situ sensing allows to maximize production yielding better profit and foreseeing any machine related faults and cater to the needs to avoid abrupt machine part failure or other such disruptions to the work flow. Hence, the technologies have helped achieve better standards of food quality along with having eased the very task of production because of a better organized and well equipped industry as illustrated by Figure 1.7.

Figure 1.7 IoT and blockchain in food processing industry.

In the above figure, we can see that there are various machinery used in manufacturing of goods such as seeds and rice, we can monitor the progress of our manufacturing with the help of IoT. So, there are various machineries which are used to clean the product and then o process it and package it. So, what we can do is create an IoT of all this machinery and create a system with constant monitoring. We can also integrate AI to this system to optimize our production rate. This system is much better than existing one as it streamlines all the necessary machinery and monitors it, thereby increasing the production rate. All this data can then be uploaded to the cloud and have all the details of your manufacturing and can help in accounting of all this data.