INATrace Toolbox
INATrace is a digital traceability solution for agricultural raw materials- from production to the final product. With the increasing demand for sustainable agricultural products and the growing importance of corporate due diligence (e.g., through the EU Deforestation Regulation, EUDR), there is a pressing need for transparent and traceable supply chains.
However, available traceability solutions are often not adaptable and lack interoperability with other systems. Typically, these applications are not open source, creating a dependency on the respective IT provider. Small-scale farmers, in particular, face challenges in this context: they often have very limited influence over the use of their data or the selection of traceability solution providers.
INATrace software’s source code is openly available, allowing IT companies and supply chain actors to adapt it according to their needs. The "Principles for Digital Development" form the foundation of INATrace, particularly the principle of "Design with the User."
In this sense, INATrace enables farmer organizations to digitally record all production steps, manage their own data and transfer relevant traceability data to subsequent supply chain actors. As an extension of the INATrace web app, an offline INATrace App offers the opportunity to create farmer profiles and map farmers' fields. This data is then automatically synced with the desktop version and a first deforestation check can be conducted for each polygon. This is made possible through an interface with the FAO's WHISP ("WHat IS in that Plot?") tool and the use of unique anonymous geo-IDs provided by the "Asset Registry" of the AgStack project by the Linux Foundation.
Resources in the Toolbox
- INATrace Admin Guide
- INATrace Technical Guide
- INATrace Mapping Guide
- INATrace User Guide for Buyer companies in English
- INATrace User Guide for Exporters in English and Spanish
- INATrace User Guide for Producers in English, Spanish and Kinyarwanda
- INATrace Training videos in English, French and Spanish
- INATrace Pricing Guide