Agriculture
Vermont state regulators will begin recording the production of hemp – a low-THC cannabis strain popular in textiles – on the ethereum mainnet this year.
Lawmakers in the U.S. state of Colorado are eyeing a role for blockchain technology in the agricultural industry.
GrainChain, a blockchain platform for tracing commodities, raised $8.2 million from Medici and Eden Block.
The four biggest agricultural corporations plan to utilize tech such as blockchain and AI to bring the global grain trade into the digital age.
Louis Dreyfus, a major commodities trading company, has announced that it has piloted a blockchain-based transaction system developed by a group of financial institutions including ING.