Implications for Agricultural Producers of Using Blockchain for Food Transparency, Study of 4 Food Chains by Cumulative Approach

In agro-food, Blockchain has been recently implemented in order to improve transparency. raises great expectations of data decentralization and better efficiency–cost ratio, integration speed, protection that appear as promises gains all areas. The fundamental assumption was transparency prevents or reduces illegitimate forms power. However, discussions are emerging about how digitization is likely exacerbate power inequalities food systems, can become tyrannical when it contributes the proliferation audits, evaluations, assessment measures. objective this research contribute by providing knowledge implications for farmers. For a first exploratory study, we conducted 53 interviews with actors digitalization agri-food, used 9 press releases, 3 webinars, 1 article published specialized French journal. These materials evoke 12 different agro-food chains equipped blockchain France. From pool chains, focused on four through in-depth analysis literature readings using NVivo software. results highlight use rarely delivers its promises. tends centralize control since few have access distributed ledger, visibility brought farmers, at consumer level, form control. While seems provide some benefits producers, issue overloaded technology problem their privacy.