<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><xml><records><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>13</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Matthew N.O. Sadiku</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Kelechi G. Eze</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Sarhan M. Musa</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Blockchain in Agriculture</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Information &amp; Security: An International Journal</style></secondary-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">agriculture</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">blockchain</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">farming</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">supply chain</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">20212</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2021</style></date></pub-dates></dates><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">49</style></volume><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p&gt;The blockchain is a ledger of accounts and transactions that are written and stored by all participants. It refers to a digitized platform that stores and verifies transactions between users of a system. The technology offers a reliable approach of tracing transactions between anonymous participants, thereby quickly detecting fraud and malfunctions. Several companies and government agencies are experimenting with the promising technology. Blockchain has different uses in the agricultural industry such as providing solutions to food safety, food waste, food fraud, supply chain visibility, and management.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Several farmers and agribusinesses have started introducing blockchain technology in agriculture. This article examines the applications of blockchain technology in agriculture and discusses the opportunities and challenges of blockchain.&lt;/p&gt;</style></abstract></record><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Matthew N.O. Sadiku</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Shumon Alam</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Sarhan M. Musa</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Information Assurance Benefits and Challenges: An Introduction</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Information &amp; Security: An International Journal</style></secondary-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">computer security</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">information assurance</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">information goods</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Information Security</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">information services</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2017</style></year></dates><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">36</style></volume><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p&gt;Information assurance (IA) is the practice of protecting and defending information systems by ensuring their availability, confidentiality, integrity, authentication, and nonrepudiation. As a discipline, IA grew from the practice of information security. It plays a crucial role in a networked infrastructure of e-commerce, e-business, and e-Government. For this reason, IA is a serious worldwide concern of organizations, industry, governments, and academia. This paper provides a brief introduction on information assurance, the benefits it brings, and the challenges in the implementation of the concept.&lt;/p&gt;</style></abstract></record></records></xml>