Karnataka Tribals offer Traceable Coffee
For the first time, Tribal Growers in the remote district of Karnataka Geo-Tagged Coffee with CoffeeTrace.
Presently, every stakeholder in a supply network maintains their own databases and systems, making it difficult to monitor and know the activities undertaken at different stages of the value chain.
While food fraud is not new, the Current food safety management systems are designed to control one’s own organisation with limited ways to control, monitor or mitigate frauds at other stages of the supply chain.
Current ERP systems are designed for visibility of only one step back and one step forward (Supplier & Buyer) in the supply chain, making it impossible to identify the defaulter in case of a fraud or counterfeiting.
Beyond one kind of bean being subbed for another, a 2014 report from the National Chemical Society found that ground coffee could contain all sorts of filler ingredients, from barley to wheat. (Scientists have developed high-tech methods of testing for that too, and it involves DNA testing.) While it’s not currently known just how widespread coffee fraud is — or isn’t — it’s a problem that only seems destined to get worse going forward. Climate change is taking a toll on production, leading to speculation that a global coffee shortage could be coming.
Think of the Coffee Trace as an immutable ledger that no counterfeiter, hacker or forger can ever change. Once a bag of coffee has been proven to be authentic and its provenance certified to be correct, that information is added to the Coffee Trace blockchain. Any time a buyer or seller would like to authenticate, all he or she has to do is check the information stored on Coffee Trace Blockchain. This information technology is of immense interest to any coffee industry participants — such as auction houses, private collectors, retailers, or hospitality venues — that absolutely need to be assured of the quality and authenticity of the coffee they are offering.
For more information, visit coffeetrace.io
