Internet of things technology application in the food supply chain management

It is very important to exchange and share the unified information for the numerous participants in food supply chain because of the market uncertainty and the high Logistics requirement. On the basis of introducing the connotation and the work flow of the internet of things (IOT), the paper analyzed the effect of IOT in each link of the food supply chain. It is showed that the real-time, accurate information sharing which realize the intelligent recognition, location, tracking, monitoring and management for food can improve the efficiency of food supply chain and the degree of food safety. The national industrial policy and the laws and regulations should support IOT because the development of it needs not only technology, but also the integration of each related industry.