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Walmart, JD.com, IBM and Tsinghua University Launch a Blockchain Food Safety Alliance in China

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Collaboration to apply blockchain technology for food traceability to support offline and online consumers

BEIJING – 14 Dec 2017: Walmart (NYSE: WMT), JD.com (NASDAQ: JD), IBM (NYSE: IBM), and Tsinghua University National Engineering Laboratory for E-Commerce Technologies announced today they will work together in a Blockchain Food Safety Alliance that will kick off with a collaboration designed to enhance food tracking, traceability and safety in China,  to achieve greater transparency across the food supply chain. (more…)

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Walmart, IBM and Tsinghua University Explore the Use of Blockchain to Help Bring Safer Food to Dinner Tables Across China

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Global retailer joins pilot project with academics and technology experts to showcase leadership in food traceability efforts

BEIJING – 19 Oct 2016: As Walmart opened its new Walmart Food Safety Collaboration Center in Beijing today, IBM, Walmart and Tsinghua University announced a collaboration to improve the way food is tracked, transported and sold to consumers across China. By harnessing the power of blockchain technology designed to generate transparency and efficiency in supply chain record-keeping, this work aims to help enhance the safety of food on the tables of Chinese consumers. (more…)

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Tübinger Forscher entdecken Pilzart mit Potenzial als Biodünger

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Die in Europa weit verbreitete Art Serendipita herbamans lebt in Symbiose mit Wurzeln zahlreicher Pflanzen und fördert ihr Wachstum auch unter Laborbedingungen

Forscher der Universität Tübingen haben eine bislang unbekannte, mikroskopisch kleine Pilzart entdeckt, die bei bestimmten Pflanzen das Wachstum fördert. „Diese in Europa heimische Pilzart hat das Potenzial, als Biodünger zur Ertragssteigerung von Nutzpflanzen wie zum Beispiel Weizen oder Mais in der Landwirtschaft beizutragen“, sagt Dr. Sigisfredo Garnica vom Institut für Evolution und Ökologie. (more…)

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