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posted by martyb on Thursday February 28 2019, @07:37PM   Printer-friendly
from the innovation++ dept.

French President Emmanuel Macron has called for increased use of data technologies such as blockchain in the EU to boost the agriculture industry and address concerns over food traceability.

Inaugurating the 56th International Agricultural Fair in Paris at the weekend, Agridigitale.net reports, Macron spoke of the need to authenticate and track agricultural products amid growing consumer concerns over issues such such as the recent Polish beef scandal, saying:

“Let’s do this in Europe, [be at the] the vanguard of agricultural data by developing tools that will track every product from raw material production to packaging and processing.”

[...] The call for innovation came as part of a multi-part strategy that the president outlined in his speech. Europe’s agricultural policy going forward, he said, would be based on the protection of farmers and consumers against climate change and market risks, farming more ecologically, and using technology and innovation to help to solve industry challenges.

https://www.coindesk.com/french-president-says-blockchain-could-put-europe-at-vanguard-of-innovation


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  • (Score: 1) by fustakrakich on Thursday February 28 2019, @08:31PM (3 children)

    by fustakrakich (6150) on Thursday February 28 2019, @08:31PM (#808344) Journal

    And next week watch the price jump to 5000 euros a gram. Don't worry, it will come back down to about a thousand the following week. Does Nvidia make sausage?

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  • (Score: 2) by JoeMerchant on Thursday February 28 2019, @09:16PM (1 child)

    by JoeMerchant (3937) on Thursday February 28 2019, @09:16PM (#808367)

    The Dutch already have a tulip bulb blockchain plan ready to launch when the market is ready...

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    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday March 01 2019, @03:32AM

      by Anonymous Coward on Friday March 01 2019, @03:32AM (#808547)

      What fraction of a tulip will my GPU produce per kilowatt/hour?

  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday March 01 2019, @01:34AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Friday March 01 2019, @01:34AM (#808503)

    Aha! Good point. So we have to ask if Nvidia make any of their GPUs in Poland. If so the answer is yes, but its no so let's focus back on la Republique. Sit back and watch the frogs blockchain their cheese and wine into oblivion. Macron (president overbar) just heard a word at a meeting. Maybe he should wear a block and chain or stick to plain lying, also known as politics.