Blockchain Traceability & Craft Renaissance

This e-book presents a structured and practical examination of how blockchain-based traceability can address long-standing challenges in the craft industry, including counterfeiting, origin ambiguity, trust deficits, and value dilution of handmade products. Focusing on real supply chain conditions rather than theoretical promises, the book explains how traceability systems can be designed to document artisan identity, material sourcing, production processes, and movement across domestic and international markets. It evaluates why existing mechanisms such as paper certification, centralized databases, and platform claims have failed to protect authentic crafts at scale. Written for policymakers, craft institutions, exporters, platforms, and researchers, this work offers an implementation-oriented framework that balances technology, governance, ethics, and economic realities. While drawing particular insight from the Kashmir handicraft sector, the principles and models discussed are applicable to craft ecosystems globally. This publication is intended for capacity building, policy development, and institutional learning, and positions traceability as infrastructure for trust rather than a branding tool.