Traceability
You track the product from farm or livestock to market — codes, labelling, records — to open access to formal markets and export certification.
Tracking the product from farm or livestock to market — codes, labelling, records. A condition for access to formal markets and export certifications (EUDR, GLOBALGAP).
What this service covers
The service organises documented tracking of a product along the whole chain: identification of plots and batches, coding, production and collection records, labelling that meets the requirements of destination markets, and safekeeping of evidence. Typical deliverables are a coding and record-keeping system, compliant labels, a map of the plots of origin and an audit-ready evidence file. It differs from digitalisation, which provides the software base, and from monitoring, which tracks performance: traceability is about compliance and proof of origin, in particular for the EUDR and GLOBALG.A.P. standards, and about being able to recall a batch when needed.
- Batch coding and identification of plots, herds and collection units
- Geolocation of plots of origin and compilation of deforestation-free evidence
- Design of production, collection and processing records that stand up to audit
- Regulatory labelling and marking that meet the requirements of destination markets
- Configuration of traceability platforms and training of collection agents
Benefits for producers, cooperatives, companies and institutions
For producers and cooperatives: a proven origin that opens access to formal buyers and quality premiums.
For processing companies: identified batches that allow a product recall or the search for the cause of a defect.
For exporters: a compliance file ready for the EUDR, GLOBALG.A.P. and the audits of importers.
For institutions: better knowledge of the real flows of the value chain and of where production is located.
Why this service matters in Cameroon and Central Africa
Traceability has become a condition of access to export markets for Cameroon’s main value chains — cocoa, coffee, palm oil, timber, livestock products — and a growing requirement on regional markets. In Central Africa, where production is largely family-based and scattered, it links a multitude of smallholders to buyers who demand proof of origin and practices. The traceability provider turns this constraint into an advantage: it structures collection, secures batches and supplies the documents that certifiers, customs and importers expect. It makes the Produce – Process – Export doctrine workable on the ground, from the plot to the port.
The types of actors concerned — and what the listing brings them
● delivers this service as a core activity — DADX.F1 · AgriTech
Your platforms carry traceability from field to port: the listing puts you in front of value chains that must meet market requirements.
● delivers this service as a core activity — DADX.F5 · Compliance
Traceability and regulatory labelling are your core business: the listing connects you to exporters and processors seeking compliance.
The headings a provider of this service should declare in its directory profile: they are reviewed at verification and read first by project promoters.
The strategic value of the XP-NOVA listing
Your listing makes you visible to the cooperatives, processors and exporters that must prove the origin of their products.
You gain access to export compliance projects and value-chain programmes looking for a proven traceability provider.
You join a structured network with software providers, certification bodies and GIS firms that complement your offer.
XP-NOVA validation attests to your standards and deployments, a mark of seriousness for buyers and certification bodies.
Your listing in three steps
The path is the same for every provider of this service; choose above the type of actor that matches you to reach a pre-filled form.
- Submit your information
You enter your organisation, your position in the architecture (actor type pre-filled), the services you deliver, your area of operation and your contacts. The profile is created as pending and you receive your access.
- Verification and validation by XP-NOVA
The XP-NOVA team reviews the profile: consistency of the position, reality of the declared service, completeness of the headings above. If there is a reservation, the reason is sent to you and you complete it.
- Official publication in the directory
Once validated, your profile is published under your actor code, with the service listed. You keep it up to date from your area: contact details, logo, capacities, description.
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