Roadmap for National Adoption of Blockchain Technology Towards Securing the Food System of Qatar

William George and Tareq Al-Ansari ()
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William George: College of Science and Engineering, Hamad bin Khalifa University, Doha 34110, Qatar
Tareq Al-Ansari: College of Science and Engineering, Hamad bin Khalifa University, Doha 34110, Qatar

Sustainability, 2024, vol. 16, issue 7, 1-28

Abstract: The national adoption of any technology involves the tight cooperation between the government and the key players involved in the sector of significance. This study highlights a road map toward blockchain technology (BCT) adoption and how it can catalyze better collaboration between the national authorities who play a vital role in securing food systems. The study discusses novel organizational and management concepts to blockchain-based digital governance and lays the foundation for future research. The methodology involves a combination of a systematic review and field research with officials of Qatar’s Food Security Program. As a result of analysing the case of Qatar, this paper analyzes the key features of both the BCT and the national food security goals of Qatar and investigates the technology–strategy fit. The outcomes include a blockchain collaboration matrix, “Technology Adoption and Stakeholder Effect” Matrix, and mapping the national strategies of Qatar Food Security to the capabilities of blockchain technology. Finally, this work concludes by providing concrete suggestions to help facilitate blockchain adoption within the national IT infrastructure, for better traceability and transparency in the food system.

Keywords: distributed ledger technology; food governance; blockchain technology; supply chain management; national food security; traceability (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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