Trace: FairFood Traceability Solutions

Easy-to-use solution for food traceability

Trace technology is a state-of-the-art tracking solution designed for agricultural and food-related companies. Trace is a robust platform for companies to demonstrate and affirm their commitment to transparency and sustainable practices. Through clear and verifiable data, Trace enhances consumer trust by offering a detailed presentation of a product's journey and the ethical practices embedded in its production.

This technology is pre-validated.

9•7

Scaling readiness: idea maturity 9/9; level of use 7/9

Adults 18 and over: Positive high

The poor: Positive medium

Women: Positive high

Climate adaptability: Highly adaptable

Farmer climate change readiness: Significant improvement

Biodiversity: No impact on biodiversity

Carbon footprint: Same amount of carbon released

Environmental health: Greatly improves environmental health

Soil quality: Does not affect soil health and fertility

Problem

Challenges in Risk Mitigation for Agri-Food Companies: Agri-food companies face difficulties in mitigating risks associated with their operations.
Ensuring Transparent Traceability of Agri-Food Products Poses Challenges
Insufficient Data Storage Tools in the Food Industry: The food industry grapples with a lack of adequate tools for storing and managing essential data.

Solution

Provides traceability solutions enabling companies to showcase the precise origin of their products.
Transparent sharing of evidence supporting brand values with the public.
FairFood's traceability solutions contribute to increased income for farmers.
By fostering transparency and trust, these solutions help create fairer compensation mechanisms within the agri-food supply chain.

Key points to design your program

Trace is a digital traceability platform that enables agricultural and food companies to track products throughout the supply chain, improve transparency, strengthen consumer trust, and support sustainable sourcing practices. The technology can be integrated into agri-food value chain development, digital agriculture, food safety, and sustainable supply chain programs to improve traceability and accountability. Its adoption contributes to SDGs 9 (Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure) and 13 (Climate Action).

To integrate this technology into your project, plan and budget for the following activities and prerequisites:

Assess existing supply chain traceability systems, digital infrastructure, stakeholder readiness, and data management needs.
Establish partnerships with FairFood, agri-food companies, producer organizations, certification bodies, technology providers, and other supply chain stakeholders to support technology dissemination and scaling.
Facilitate access to the Trace platform, digital devices, internet connectivity, and data management tools required for implementation.
Implement pilot projects and training for producers, cooperatives, processors, exporters, and supply chain managers on digital traceability, data collection, product verification, and platform use.
Support extension and dissemination activities to promote the adoption of digital traceability systems.
Promote the participation of women, youth, and smallholder producers in digital supply chain management and technology adoption.
Implement monitoring, learning, and inclusion activities throughout the project lifecycle.
Track key indicators such as supply chains digitized, producers registered, products traced, platform adoption, traceability compliance, and market transparency.

22.14 USD

subscription/user/year

3,320 USD

Operating Investment /YEAR

IP

Open source / open access

Scaling Readiness describes how complete a technology\’s development is and its ability to be scaled. It produces a score that measures a technology\’s readiness along two axes: the level of maturity of the idea itself, and the level to which the technology has been used so far.

Each axis goes from 0 to 9 where 9 is the “ready-to-scale” status. For each technology profile in the e-catalogs we have documented the scaling readiness status from evidence given by the technology providers. The e-catalogs only showcase technologies for which the scaling readiness score is at least 8 for maturity of the idea and 7 for the level of use.

The graph below represents visually the scaling readiness status for this technology, you can see the label of each level by hovering your mouse cursor on the number.

Scaling readiness score of this technology

Maturity of the idea 9 out of 9

Uncontrolled environment: validated

Level of use 9 out of 9

Common use by projects NOT connected to technology provider

Maturity of the idea										Level of use
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9

Countries with a green colour: Tested & adopted
Countries with a bright green colour: Adopted
Countries with a yellow colour: Tested
Countries with a blue colour: Testing ongoing

Countries where the technology is being tested or has been tested and adopted
Country	Testing ongoing	Tested	Adopted
Sierra Leone	–No ongoing testing	Tested	–Not adopted
Uganda	–No ongoing testing	Tested	Adopted

This technology can be used in the colored agro-ecological zones. Any zones shown in white are not suitable for this technology.

Agro-ecological zones where this technology can be used
AEZ	Subtropic - warm	Subtropic - cool	Tropic - warm	Tropic - cool
Arid
Semiarid			–
Subhumid			–
Humid			–

Source: HarvestChoice/IFPRI 2009

The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals that are applicable to this technology.

Goal 9: industry, innovation and infrastructure

Goal 13: climate action

Data Integration:
FairFood integrates with various data sources along the agri-food supply chain, including farms, processors, distributors, and retailers.
Unique Identifiers:
Each product within the system is assigned a unique identifier, which could be implemented through barcodes, QR codes, or RFID tags.
Transparent Blockchain Ledger:
FairFood may use blockchain technology to create an immutable and transparent ledger of transactions and data related to each product. This ensures the integrity and security of the traceability information.
Real-time Monitoring:
The system allows for real-time monitoring of product movement, providing stakeholders with accurate and up-to-date information about the product's journey from farm to table.
User-Friendly Interface:
FairFood's traceability solutions feature a user-friendly interface that enables stakeholders, including consumers, to easily access and understand the traceability information.

Last updated on Jul 3, 2026

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