{"id":44373,"date":"2025-09-26T09:53:06","date_gmt":"2025-09-26T09:53:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/44373\/"},"modified":"2025-09-26T09:53:06","modified_gmt":"2025-09-26T09:53:06","slug":"tipperary-brewery-helps-lead-irelands-smart-food-revolution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/44373\/","title":{"rendered":"Tipperary brewery helps lead Ireland\u2019s smart food revolution"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Protein-I, a \u20ac3.1 million, all-island research and innovation project, has taken a major step forward in transforming Ireland\u2019s agri-food sector with the launch of its blockchain-backed smart supply chain solution.<\/p>\n<p>The milestone was marked by a successful pilot with Canvas Brewery in Co Tipperary, demonstrating how small, farm-based businesses can digitise operations, unify data, and provide consumers with full transparency from field to \u2018glass\u2019.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tipperarylive.ie\/news\/thurles\/1903526\/picture-tipperary-hurling-hero-takes-liam-maccarthy-cup-to-business-breakfast.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">READ MORE:\u00a0PICTURE: Tipperary hurling hero takes Liam MacCarthy cup to business breakfast<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Funded by Ireland\u2019s Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine and Northern Ireland\u2019s Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, Protein-I brings together six leading research institutions, Ulster University, University College Dublin, Teagasc, University College Cork, University of Galway, and Queen\u2019s University Belfast, alongside industry partners across the island.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cProtein-I is tackling some of the most urgent challenges in food production; fragmented data, rising sustainability demands, and the need for new plant-based protein sources,\u201d said Prof Trevor Cadden, Ulster University.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur solution provides tamperproof traceability, integrated carbon data, and a digital record of every product transaction, empowering farmers, processors and retailers alike.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The pilot in Tipperary captured every step of Canvas Brewery\u2019s process, from growing and malting barley on the farm to renewable energy use and transport, through QR-coded, blockchain-secured transactions.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tipperarylive.ie\/news\/clonmel\/1903836\/council-leases-clomel-landbank-to-company-with-plans-to-develop-it-into-solar-farm.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">READ MORE:\u00a0Council leases Clonmel landbank to company with plans to develop it into solar farm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Each beer was given a scannable code, providing consumers a verified carbon footprint and a transparent product story.<\/p>\n<p>By reducing paperwork, integrating carbon accounting tools, and providing real-time data, it enables smarter decisions and opens new market opportunities for Irish agri-food businesses.<\/p>\n<p>Protein-I is now engaging with additional producers and processors across Ireland, encouraging them to trial the technology and help shape the future of a sustainable, climate-smart food system.<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; 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