Purpose

Blockchain technology (BCT) has emerged as a powerful tool for enhancing transparency and trust. However, the relationship between the benefits of BCT and agri-food supply chain performance (AFSCperf) remains underexplored. Therefore, the current study investigates the influence of BCT on AFSCperf and sustainability issues.

Design/methodology/approach

Through a comprehensive literature review, various benefits of BCT are identified. Subsequently, a research framework is proposed based on data collected from questionnaire surveys and personal visits to professionals in the agri-food industry. The proposed framework is validated using partial least square structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM).

Findings

The findings reveal that BCT positively impacts AFSCperf by improving traceability, transparency, food safety and quality, immutability and trust. Additionally, BCT adoption enhances stakeholder collaboration, provides a decentralised network, improves data accessibility and yields a better return on investment, resulting in the overall improvement in AFSCperf and socio-economic sustainability.

Practical implications

This study offers valuable practical insights for practitioners and academicians, establishing empirical links between the benefits of BCT and AFSCperf and providing a deeper understanding of BCT adoption.

Originality/value

Stakeholders, managers, policymakers and technology providers can leverage these findings to optimise the benefits of BCT in enhancing AFSCperf. Moreover, it utilises rigorous theoretical and empirical approaches, drawing on a multidisciplinary perspective encompassing food operations and supply chain literature, public policy, information technology, strategy, organisational theory and sustainability.

中文翻译：

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释放潜力：利用区块链技术提高农产品供应链绩效和可持续性

目的

区块链技术（BCT）已成为增强透明度和信任的强大工具。然而，BCT 的效益与农产品供应链绩效 (AFSCperf) 之间的关系仍未得到充分探索。因此，本研究调查了 BCT 对 AFSCperf 和可持续性问题的影响。

设计/方法论/途径

通过全面的文献综述，我们发现了 BCT 的各种好处。随后，根据问卷调查和对农业食品行业专业人士的亲自走访收集的数据，提出了一个研究框架。使用偏最小二乘结构方程模型（PLS-SEM）对所提出的框架进行了验证。

发现

研究结果表明，BCT 通过提高可追溯性、透明度、食品安全和质量、不变性和信任，对 AFSCperf 产生积极影响。此外，BCT 的采用增强了利益相关者的协作，提供了去中心化网络，提高了数据可访问性并产生了更好的投资回报，从而全面提高了 AFSCperf 和社会经济可持续性。

实际影响

这项研究为从业者和学者提供了宝贵的实践见解，在 BCT 和 AFSCperf 的好处之间建立了实证联系，并提供了对 BCT 采用的更深入的理解。

原创性/价值

利益相关者、管理者、政策制定者和技术提供商可以利用这些发现来优化 BCT 在增强 AFSCperf 方面的优势。此外，它采用严格的理论和实证方法，借鉴包括食品运营和供应链文献、公共政策、信息技术、战略、组织理论和可持续性在内的多学科视角。