PwC, Germany's Merck Group, and Hedera ecosystem company The Hashgraph Group are testing a cocoa supply chain traceability system based on Hedera's distributed ledger. Using physical tamper-proof tags and on-chain records, the system tracks the origin, quality, and compliance information of cocoa from farms to processing plants, helping companies meet the EU's deforestation due diligence requirements. The three companies stated that cocoa is the first application scenario, and the related framework could be expanded in the future to industries such as food, pharmaceuticals, luxury goods, electronics, and industrial components. (CoinDesk) https://(wublock123.com)/news/pwc-merck-hashgraph-hedera-cocoa-supply-chain-traceability-68010