Supply Chain Of Urban Farming Products Based On Technological Innovation: Toward Achieving Local Food Security

Abstract

The supply chain of food products such as vegetables and fruits is inseparable from staple food products like rice, cassava, and corn, which are essential for ensuring food availability, security, and self-sufficiency both locally and nationally. However, various challenges persist in achieving food security, including decreasing arable land, a declining farming generation, issues in marketing and distributing agricultural products, market price volatility, and uncertainties in demand forecasting and information management. This study employs a case study method with a systematic approach, involving an analysis of scientific publications and relevant case studies from the past decade. The findings demonstrate that innovative technologies such as blockchain and the Internet of Things (IoT) offer strategic solutions for addressing marketing, distribution, and market price certainty for agricultural commodities in a rapid, precise, and efficient manner. These technologies also enable information management within the supply chain for demand forecasting, quality control, and environmental monitoring. In the area of demand forecasting, these technologies can provide information with predictive accuracy of up to 25%, minimizing the risk of shortages or surpluses of food products. Furthermore, IoT-based information management ensures transparency and supports fact-based, up-to-date, and accurate decision-making grounded in real-time data. Blockchain technology guarantees transparent data recording and accountability through quality assurance (QA) and Total Quality Management (TQM) integrated with IoT, thereby maintaining the quality and quantity control of fresh produce. Environmental management is supported through Green Supply Chain Management (GSCM) strategies, which can reduce waste pollution by up to 30% through integrated reverse logistics, blockchain, and IoT technologies to identify, analyze, and expand broader market potentials, contributing to a more effective and efficient sustainable food supply chain strategy.