Digital Solution
PNG Pig

country 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)

Main DS webpage

DS links to Government programmes, initiatives, and projects

DS Links to FAO, UN and other Development agencies projects, initiatives and programmes