AGRITRACK: INNOVTIVE SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT FOR AGRICULTURE IN KENYA

AGRITRACK是一个旨在评估Trackchain在肯尼亚的可行性的项目，旨在通过整合供应链各个部门的指标来帮助公司和社区改善供应链管理。它确定了供应链的结构、供应商以及与之相关的所有风险，以帮助企业在危机时期改善制造业供应链，加强食品安全和标准，并减少腐败。TrackChain有助于跟踪不同农业生产过程对环境、经济、健康和社会的影响，从而可以计算“食品的真实成本”，这将有助于满足消费者对透明度的需求。此外，它还帮助社区和社区内的小规模生产者利用增强可追溯性和透明度带来的效率。它还可以帮助提高生产者的收入、市场准入，并提供更容易获得资本和贸易融资的机会。 肯尼亚是最初的重点国家。2015 - 2019年，肯尼亚的经济增长率平均为5.7%，使其成为撒哈拉以南非洲增长最快的经济体之一。COVID-19重创肯尼亚。然而，农业部门继续强劲增长。世界银行强调，区块链是应对肯尼亚农业利益相关者面临的挑战的最有前途的高效解决方案之一。 要应对发展中国家农业/粮食系统面临的挑战，就需要在长期技术投资和伙伴关系的基础上进行创新与合作。总的来说，粮食和农业部门在投资和采用技术方面远远落后于其他部门。这种投资不足在发展中国家更为明显，因为该领域75%的投资都是在发达国家进行的，这本身就凸显了不平等。 注重包容性和创新的多利益攸关方合作对于优化潜在效益至关重要。TrackChain通过专注于分布式账本技术，从本质上促进了协作，其商业模式旨在最大限度地减少进入/采用壁垒联合国全球契约将"供应链可持续性"定义为"管理环境、社会和经济影响，并鼓励在商品和服务的整个生命周期内实施良好治理实践"。为公司提供关键机会，以扩大其可持续发展实践，从而有助于推进可持续发展目标

AGRITRACK is a project looking to assess the feasibility of Trackchain, in Kenya, to help companies and communities improve supply chain management by consolidating metrics across various sectors of the supply chain. It identifies the structure of the supply chain, suppliers, and all risks associated with them to help companies improve the manufacturing supply chain amid times of crises, enhance food security and standards and reduce corruption. TrackChain facilitates tracking of environmental, economic, health, and social consequences of different agricultural production processes, making it possible to calculate the"true cost of food", which will help meet consumer demand for transparency. Additionally, it helps communities, and small-scale producers within them, to harness efficiencies brought about by enhanced traceability and transparency. It could also help to improve producer revenue, market access and provide easier access to capital and trade finance. Kenya is the country for focus initially. Over 2015-2019, Kenya's economic growth averaged 5.7%, making it one of the fastest-growing economies in Sub-Saharan Africa. COVID-19 has hit Kenya hard. However, the Agricultural sector has continued to grow robustly. The world bank highlights blockchain amongst the most promising high-impact solutions for the challenges facing Kenyan agricultural stakeholders. Addressing the challenges posed to agriculture/food systems in the developing world requires innovation and collaboration rooted within long-term technological investment and partnership. In general, the food and agriculture sectors are far behind other sectors when it comes to investment and take-up of technology. This under-investment is even more pronounced in the developing world given that 75% of investments in this area are made in the developed world which itself highlights the inequalities Trackchain, provides a foundation to address many of today's food-systems issues in addition to contributing to the advancement of the Sustainable Development Goals -- and has potential throughout developed and developing markets. Multi-stakeholder collaborations focused on inclusivity and innovation are vital to optimizing the potential benefits. TrackChain intrinsically fosters collaboration through its focus on Distributed Ledger Technologies and the business model is designed to minimise barriers to entry/take-up The United Nations Global Compact defines"supply chain sustainability"as the"management of environmental, social and economic impacts, and the encouragement of good governance practices throughout the lifecycles of goods and services".Supply chain policies and programmes, like traceability, offer key opportunities for companies to scale up their sustainability practices, thus contributing to the advancement of Sustainability Development Goals