Food Supply Chain and Blockchain: Bibliometric Analysis

Öz

Food is a fundamental phenomenon for mankind. Nowadays, the number of people who approach food more selectively is increasing. They want information about the food they consume be accessible. Details such as the production time and producer of the food, whether it is served at a fair pricing and its content are all matters the consumers feel curious about. With the ability to create immutable data, blockchain technology can respond to consumer demands from the agricultural supply chain. Blockchain provides traceability and anti-counterfeiting solutions in the agricultural supply chain. Due to the fact that blockchain technology is becoming more and more popular in the agricultural supply chain, the level of its academic interest is also increasing. In order to reveal the characteristics of academic interest in the subject, an inquiry was conducted on the topic of food supply chain and blockchain in the Web of Science (WoS) database. The publications obtained at the end of the inquiry were classified under such headings as category, country and publication type. In addition, bibliometric analysis was performed on the publications obtained.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Food Supply Chain
• Blockchain
• Bibliometric analysis

Gıda Tedarik Zinciri ve Blok Zinciri: Bibliyometrik Analiz

Öz

Gıda insanlık için vazgeçilmez bir olgudur. Günümüzde gıda konusunda hassasiyet gösteren insanların sayısı artmaktadır. İnsanlar, tükettikleri gıdalara yönelik bilgi sahibi olmak istemektedirler. Gıdanın ne zaman üretildiği, kimin tarafından üretildiği, adil bir fiyatlandırma ile sofraya gelip gelmediği, içeriği gibi ayrıntılar tüketici tarafından merak edilmektedir. Blok zincir teknolojisi değiştirilemez veriler oluşturabilme özelliği ile tarımsal tedarik zincirinden tüketicinin taleplerine yanıt verebilme özelliğine sahiptir. Blok zincir tarımsal tedarik zincirinde izlenebilirlik ve sahteciliğe karşı çözümler sunmaktadır. Tarım tedarik zincirinde blok zinciri teknolojisinin her geçen gün popüler olmasından dolayı konuya akademik ilginin seviyesi de artmaktadır. Konuya olan akademik ilginin özelliklerini ortaya koyabilmek adına Web of Science (WoS) veri tabanında gıda tedarik zinciri ve blok zincir konulu sorgulama yapılmıştır. Sorgulama sonunda elde edilen yayınlar kategori, ülke, yayın türü gibi başlıklar altında sınıflandırılmıştır. Ayrıca elde edilen yayınlar üzerinde bibliyometrik analiz yapılmıştır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Gıda Tedarik Zinciri
• Blockchain
• Bibliyometrik Analiz

Kaynakça

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