PNG Pig
Papua New Guinea
PNG Pig is a blockchain technology based traceability solution for livestock, watermelon, capsicum and coffee. Given the importance of pigs as income generating asset and with social impacts in the highlands of the Jiwaka region, a pilot project was initiated to develop the distributed ledger technology (blockchain) application for pig value chains. A livestock traceability system using blockchain technology was developed and piloted in the North Whagi and South Whagi districts to establish “proof of concept.” Pig farmers registered for the project and provided up to five pigs for being ear-tagged. The RFID-enabled tags were linked to the database of the traceability system. A mobile application, PNG Pigs, was developed for the traceability system and used for the registration of pigs and the continued uploading of performance data. Since the launch of the pilot on 11 March 2019, 15 farmers and 50 pigs were registered. Farmers participated byinputting data into the system throughout the life of the project until animals were ready for sale. The system tracked and recorded the history of the pigs. When pigs were ready for sale, potential buyers were expected to visit pig selling points and utilize the app to scan the ear-tags and view the animal’s history before making their purchase.
Digital Solution (DS) Category
Digital Agriculture
Digital Agrifood Services
Digital Solution Type (sub-category)
Livestock management & animal health, Pest and disease management
Value chain traceability
Delivery type (format)
Mobile app
Blockchain
DS supplier-user category
Business to business
Business to consumers
Type of entity (ICT developer-supplier)
International organization
Name of supplier/developer
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Primary Users
Farmers , Agribusiness / private company
Digital Solution Development Stage
Testing/pilot/proof of concept stage
Number of users or subscribers
Since the launch of the pilot on 11 March 2019, 15 farmers and 50 pigs were registered.
Measurable positive impact(s) by Digital Solution (DS) on target users and/or audience
Digital Solution Geographic scope
Limited areas of PNG
Name of Digital village(s), districts, communes where DS is used/deployed
On-line resource links (Web-page links, links to videos, links to reports, etc)
DS Links to FAO, UN and other Development agencies projects, initiatives and programmes