74  Blockchain

Blockchain footprint

• AgriChain: AgriChain is a blockchain-based platform to connect all

stakeholders within the agriculture supply chain. The platform allows

the stakeholders to make data-backed informed decisions, eliminate

unnecessary paperwork, reduce supply chain inefficiency, provide

transparency for end-to-end transactions and much more.

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⚬Website: https://agrichain.com

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⚬Technology used: Undisclosed

• AgriDigital: AgriDigital provide a simple blockchain-based platform to

manage the end-to-end supply chain life cycle of Grain commodity. It

provides a simple solution to buy, sell, move, store and report on Grain.

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⚬Website: https://www.agridigital.io

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⚬Technology used: Undisclosed

• Etherisc: Etherisc provides various insurance products built on block-

chain technology. One of the products is called crop insurance. It

offers crop insurance directly to the farmers based on your crop and

the location of the field. The whole insurance lifecycle is automated

through smart contracts.

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⚬Website: https://etherisc.com/

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⚬Technology used: Ethereum

• Ripe: Ripe is a blockchain-based platform to provide transparent and

reliable information on the end-to-end journey and quality of food

from its origin to delivery through a single interface.

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⚬Website: https://www.ripe.io

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⚬Technology used: Undisclosed

• TE-FOOD: TE-FOOD provides a solution to apply identification on

most of the food and livestock items to provide end-to-end traceability

throughout the supply chain.

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⚬Website: https://te-food.com

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⚬Technology used: Undisclosed

Telecommunications

Telecommunications has become an essential part of human society now.

There have been multiple disruptions within the telecommunication sector

from telephone, pagers, mobile phones and the internet. The major players

in this sector are telephone (wired and wireless) operators, satellite compa-

nies, cable companies and internet service providers. You must have heard

of the major players as listed below:

AT&T Inc, Verizon Communications Inc, Nippon Telegraph and

Telephone Corp. (NTTYY), Deutsche Telekom AG (DTEGY), T-Mobile

US Inc (TMUS), Vodafone Group Plc (VOD), Telefonica SA (TEF), British

Telecom (BT) and Virgin Media.