SME Times News Bureau | 16 Feb, 2021
In a bid to ensure cyber security protection for
its traceability initiative, APEDA has adopted next generation Blockchain and
Cloud migration enabled GrapeNet System which would ensure a secured, scalable
and cost effective interface for all the stakeholders in the exports value
chain.
The GrapeNet is a web based certification and
traceability software system for monitoring fresh grapes exported from India to
the European Union.
APEDA can trace details of the consignment right
upto the farm plot level. After integration Blockchain, GrapeNet will be more
secure.
On the occasion of APEDA foundation day on
13th February, 2021 the integration into Blockchain and Cloud migration
has been announced.
The Blockchain will help track all the activities
and steps involved in the grapes lifecycle process, right from the allocation
of the farms for production of the grapes to the point of grapes being
delivered to the customers.
It will keep a record of all the processes
involved which can be traced by the customers at the end of the chain to
validate the authenticity of the grapes being provided to them. The
traceability of the grapes can be done from any level.
The chain of the process flow will be able to be
retrieved to determine also if all the processes have been followed.
Blockchain is a shared, immutable ledger that
facilitates the process of recording transactions and tracking assets in a
business network.
The technology is ideal for delivering that
information because it provides immediate, shared, and completely transparent
information stored on an immutable ledger that can be accessed only by network
members.
A Blockchain network can track test reports,
consignments, production, and much more. And because members share a single
view of the truth, they can see all details of a transaction end-to-end, giving
them greater confidence, as well as new efficiencies and opportunities.
APEDA has also adopted the cutting edge cloud
based infrastructure in order to attain a secured, scalable & cost
effective environment for its stakeholders.
