Blockchain Redefining: The Halal Food Sector

Abstract

This paper aims to address the various challenges of the Halal Food Industry and how far the emerging Distributed Ledger Technology, Blockchain, can play a role in redefining the current system. Blockchain technology allows users to assess all transactions simultaneously and in real-time, enforcing transparency, safety, authenticity, and auditability. Blockchain along with other disruptive technologies, like IoT and AI, will allow stakeholders to retrieve the high-quality information required to make more informed choices. The Islamic teachings followed in preparation of halal food are principles not only followed by Muslims but every person soughing to have hygienic, healthy food. With the rise of the Halal Food sector, organizations must find ways to increase their supply chain efficiency and Blockchain promises to fill that gap with higher transparency and assurance of Halal compliance. A demonstration is provided to have an insight on how the Blockchain technology would shape the Halal Food Supply Chain and an experimental study is also carried out on Hyperledger Fabric Composer - Playground - to analyze how ownership of halal product may be tracked.