FOOD TRACEABILITY TECHNOLOGY GIVES IMPETUS TO GLOBAL AGRICULTURAL TRADE...
Food traceability technology gives impetus to global agricultural trade... Concerns around safety of agricultural products, push for sustainability are driving market growth for technology... Food production traceability has emerged as an important link in global food trade and in making agriculture more environment-friendly, a white paper released at India’s first conference on food traceability claimed. Globally, agriculture and food market are facing competition. To ensure quality, robust technological solutions are needed, the paper noted. The March 5, 2020 conference was organised by global agribusiness company SourceTrace, in collaboration with ThinkAg, an India-based organisation. Traceability comprises identification and verification of product origin. It offers visibility into the transit system across various stages — from production to distribution to consumption. According to reports, India had the potential to adopt traceability technology owing to a spike in its a...