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==The AGROTRACE IoT-based Traceability Platform Concept - Abstract==
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    The AGROTRACE IoT-based Traceability Platform
               Concept - Abstract

  Aristotelis C. Tagarakis1, Dimitrios Kateris1, Diamantis Kalaitzidis1, Charalampos
  Myresiotis1, Dionysis Bochtis1, Nikolaos Tsotsolas2, Eleni Koutsouraki2, Christos
                                       Koidis3
       1
        Institute for Bio-Economy and Agri-Technology (iBO), CERTH, Greece; e-mail:
                                     a.tagarakis@certh.gr
                          2
                           Green Projects SA, R&D Department, Greece
                   3
                    Engineers for Business (EfB) SA, R&D Department, Greece



Summary

   A significant proportion of the fresh products either does not reach the market due
to quality deterioration or reaches the consumer in poor condition raising concerns
about the products marketing and the public health. Latest advances in agricultural
systems and the agri-food supply chain provide the ability to monitor the products
following the whole chain starting from in-field production and through all the steps
of transportation, processing, and marketing of the agricultural products. This
procedure is called traceability and constitutes one the most important trends in the
food market. Traceability can enhance collaboration between producers and traders
with emphasis to the exports and is a principal step securing consumers’ awareness of
the products’ production and handling conditions and food safety. In this work, a web
and android-based platform is proposed which will monitor and guarantee the quality
of the fresh products through a traceability system starting from farm level to the
consumer. The system supports enhanced communication between sellers and traders
and includes all the significant steps from the farm to the storage, processing,
packaging, transportation and placement at the store’s shelf, the final receiver, the
consumer.
   The system consists of a web platform with enhanced operability for all the
participants in the food supply chain, production, processing and transportation, and
an Android application for consumers containing all the basic functions, on-the-fly
scanning and retrieving the history and all the important information of the agricultural
products. The system uses open architecture securing interoperability with other
systems. Traceability begins in the farm, where all the information concerning the
cultivation management (irrigation, fertilization, pesticide applications etc.) is
recorded. The produced fresh fruits and vegetables are labeled using a unique batch
code which follows the product throughout the whole process and logistics chain.
TraceID or QR code is used for labeling each individual product which can be scanned
by the consumer or any operator in the food supply chain, to retrieve the product’s
producer’s information and the cultivation, handling, and transportation history. IoT




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technologies are integrated in the system to support traceability through continuous
monitoring of the product throughout the supply chain.
   The proposed traceability system is a powerful tool for resolving or limiting
important issues in the agri-food supply chain such as quality deterioration of the
sensitive fresh fruits and vegetables and efficient management of agri-logistics, while
supports the operation of circular economy approach. Therefore, this system will
secure food safety and public health while limiting waste through better post-harvest
management of the sensitive fresh agricultural products.

       Keywords: IoT; traceability; supply chain.


Acknowledgment. This research has been co-financed by the European Union and
Greek national funds through the Operational Program Competitiveness,
Entrepreneurship and Innovation, under the call RESEARCH – CREATE –
INNOVATE (project code:T1EDK05348) AgroTRACE “Integrated System for
Traceability and Agro-logistics of Fresh Fruits and Vegetables”.




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