Entering into the unknown can be a wonderful experience, but it isn’t always an easy one. There are a lot of obstacles, oppositions and challenges that comes along the great adventure ride. The blockchain world right now is making huge waves — both good and bad. While we will never run out of skeptics who believe that this is just something temporal, the future still looks really bright for this new technology with the brilliant use cases coming out left and right.Here are some highlights of supply chain on the blockchain news this past week!UN Food Program to Expand Blockchain Testing to African Supply ChainThe United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is expanding its blockchain testing from refugee aid in the Middle East to supply chain management in Africa. The new project, called Building Blocks, will monitor the movement of food from Djibouti’s port, where the WFP receives shipments, to Ethiopia, where much of its food operations are located.Click for source of photoWFP also plans an initiative to educate Syrian refugee women in Jordan about managing their personal data and controlling third-party access to it on a blockchain system. This educational project will leverage the identity system the organization has built as part of Building Blocks, which was launched last year and now serves more than 100,000 refugees. In that program, people scan their irises to prove their identities, pay for groceries and receive cash back at supermarkets, and the transactions are recorded on a private version of ethereum.US Tech Firm Eyes Blockchain Supply Chain Solution for Major Chinese PortsU.S.-based technology company Ideanomics has partnered with the Asia-Pacific Model Electronic Port Network (APMEN) Trade Tech Co. to streamline supply chains with blockchain tech.Click for source of photoTogether with APMEN Trade Tech Co., Ideanomics aims to leverage blockchain and what it calls “super artificial intelligence” to cut out “layers of middlemen” in port clearance and shipping handling for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation’s (APEC) online port clearance system.Blockchain tech to enhance food and agriculture supply chainUS dairy farming company, Dairy Farmers of America (DFA) has partnered with the blockchain-powered food supply chain company, ripe.io, to test its blockchain technology capabilities.The pilot project aims to leverage ripe.io technology to transform the food supply chain for data transparency, so consumers can be confident in their food from farm to fork, and is hoping to enhance transparency within supply chain and better connect our farm owners with customers.Click for source of photoThe project will also use the ripe.io platform and integrate data from a number of DFA member farms and a DFA manufacturing plant in order to support consumer engagement.Walmart, Sam’s Club Start Mandating Suppliers Use IBM BlockchainWalmart and its Sam’s Club division will require suppliers of fresh, leafy greens to implement real-time, end-to-end traceability of products back to the farm using a digital ledger developed by International Business Machines Corp starting in September 2019.There is also a plan to have similar mandates for other fresh fruit and vegetable providers within the next year. More than 100 companies will be required to use IBM’s blockchain service, according to Walmart. It is becoming a business requirement, and a part of Walmart’s supplier agreements.Click for source of photoWalmart’s move shows that IBM’s huge bet on blockchain is starting to pay off and it is moving ahead with its blockchain project even as many other companies stall.US Navy Explore Blockchain Supply Chain SolutionThe United States Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) is exploring using blockchain to track aircraft parts in conjunction with Indiana Technology and Manufacturing Companies (ITAMCO). The Navy is very excited to work with ITAMCO on this cutting-edge technology to improve visibility, anti-tampering, traceability, and data transparency in the NAVAIR supply chain.Click for source of photoAccording to an official press release, the Navy are looking to do away with the old pen and paper record system and move to a permissioned blockchain similar to SIMBA, an ITAMCO product designed for a Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) project for tracking secure messages.3IPK: DCore Blockchain For Aerospace Supply Chain And Cost EfficiencyDECENT, a blockchain-focused company, recently announced the release of 3IPK. The 3IPK is a DApp powered by the DCore blockchain. The app is intended to revolutionize the supply chain of the aviation sector, making it possible to automatically check the airworthiness of an aircraft. They will also be able to automatically monitor the supply chain and conduct certification of the technical conditions.Click for source of photoTo mitigate the supply chain issue in the aviation industry, the developers will use the Smart Dust fingerprinting feature, which will be tiny devices that contain microelectromechanical sensors that detect light and vibrations. The Smart Dust is very hard to detect and even harder to get rid of once deployed. The tech will help to monitor real-world situations without disturbing the existing processes.Brickschain Partners with Probuild Constructions Australia to bring Construction Blockchain across its supply chain from ChinaBrickschain, a Southern California-based data management and blockchain firm, has signed its most significant supply chain management deal to-date with Australia’s Probuild, a +$1 billion revenue company and one of Australia’s largest construction firms.Click for source of photoThe deal gives Probuild access to Brickschain’s Foundry, Handover, and Chronicle platforms. Combined, this suite of blockchain applications helps contractors in the construction industry track their assets and streamline facility management, all while using the benefits of a blockchain data management system to ensure security.Chinese Tech Giant Baidu Releases ‘Super Chain’ White PaperChinese search engine and web services company Baidu has released the Baidu Blockchain White Paper V1.0 on September 26, which describes the development of a “Super Chain” network system. The blockchain white paper is focused on “the independent development of the ‘Super Chain’ network system.” The paper introduces the idea of commercializing the Baidu cloud blockchain blockchain-as-a-service (BaaS) platform in addition to six applications based on the Super Chain.Click for source of photoBaidu’s Super Chain is said to be more efficient than a traditional blockchain in that it performs with a higher degree of hardware utilization. Per Baidu, Super Chain nodes “use multi-core parallel computing to maximize CPU utilization and increase throughput.” The Super Chain is a stereo network that supports parallel sidechains. There is a root chain, which manages parallel chains and the operating guidelines of the entire network, that supports data exchange with each chain.Spain plans blockchain project for wood traceabilitySpain’s ChainWood group plans to implement blockchain to improve transparency and efficiency for the forestry industry’s supply chain. The group was set up by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Food and comprises eight industry players coming from Galicia, Madrid, Andalusia, Castilla y Leon, and Asturias.Click for source of photoThe plan is to use blockchain, big data and machine learning to develop software which would improve the flow of information through the supply chain. Wood processors would know more about the source, quality, and classification of the raw material. This way, quality control authorities can certify the timber faster.Financial Blockchain Company FUSION Announces $12.28 Billion ‘Commercial Deal’ to ‘Shock Wall Street’New York-based financial blockchain company FUSION announced earlier today that $12.28 billion worth of digital assets have been locked in to the FUSION crypto-financial platform. The startup is calling the locked in assets “one of the biggest commercial deals secured by a financial blockchain company to date.”Click source of photoFUSION’s platform allows users to add other blockchain assets and traditional financial products to the FUSION Blockchain, regardless of which chain they’re currently on. The platform could be used to digitize and tokenize financial assets and fixed assets to ensure effective circulation in the financial system, for example. Companies could use FUSION to “tokenize” traditional shares or stocks on the blockchain.Want to know more about Sweetbridge?Sweetbridge is an open-source project unlocking the value trapped in assets, payment delays, and corporate talent. Our Blockchain-based ‘tools for commerce’ help companies, countries and individuals to find a better way to trade and innovate.To join the movement go to https://sweetbridge.com/crowdsale and click “Register Now”.Join our discussion in Sweetbridge telegram channel to learn more about Sweetbridge and its products.Twitter | LinkedIn | Facebook | Telegram | Reddit | InstagramSupply Chain/Blockchain Friday Wrap — Week ending 28 September 2018 was originally published in Sweetbridge on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story.