Application of Information Technology on Traceability System for Agro-Food Quality and Safety

Abstract

In the near past, the increasing demand of produce supply and the frequent foodborne disease have turned the issue of agro-food quality and safety into the key point of concerned all over the world. The approach of agro-food traceability is being under the exploration in lots of communities in the world for controlling the occurrence of quality and safety accidents, restoring consumer confidence. In this paper, we first introduce the implication of the traceability system for agro-food quality and safety, and the development situation of the system in China and overseas have been described. Then, the application of information techniques for agro-food traceability has been elaborated base on the summary of key techniques in recent produce traceability. At last, the existence problem in the construction of traceability system for agro-food quality and safety is pointed out so as to provide a reference to optimize and improve the traceability system of produce quality and safety.

Technological Inclusion in Small Coffee Plantations in the South of the State of Minas Gerais, Brazil

“…There was a negative co-relation between the number of farm employees and the variables automated harvest (-0.303), coffee drier (r = -0.310; p = 0.05), coffee washer (r = -0.420, p = 0.05) and coffee pulp machine (r = -0.305, p = 0.05). Technologies in the production process decreases costs and, consequently, profit increase for producers (Santinato et al, 2016;Xia et al, 2015).…”

“…Corroborating Pearsonś co-relation, the relation between harvest automation, the number of employees, coffee bean drier, washer and pulp machine on the farm and pest monitoring is another item that should be underscored. It must be emphasized that investment in technology in coffee production decreased external labor force on small farms and, consequently, an increase in profit (Perdoná et al, 2012;Sette et al, 2010;XIA et al, 2015). Such activity underscores the labor of small farmers with coffee plantation as their main income (Frederico, 2013;Frederico & Barone, 2015;Vilela & Rufino, 2010).…”

“…Owing to the marketś technological evolution, small producers must be in constant evolution to follow state-of-the-art technology. Technological investment has been underscored as the great strengthener in the fastness of the production process and of increase in profits, mainly with regard to decrease in production costs (Amarasinghe et al, 2015;De Assis Silva;Lima et al, 2016;Perdoná et al, 2012;Ramalho et al, 2016;Rosa et al, 2010;Santinato et al, 2016;Xia et al, 2015). Further, the monitoring of pests which are abundant in the countryś coffee plantations also make possible fast control action in the culture (Alves et al, 2011;Lopes et al, 2012).…”

Design of Agricultural Product Safety Traceability System based on Things EPC Standard

“…The use of RFID and other advanced identification technologies, and reference architectures EPC traceability of agricultural products is beneficial each enterprise information system compatible interoperability [6][7][8][9][10]. Eventually by third party organization to implement a traceability platform, operation and maintenance of the entire agricultural industry fair fair management and supervision [11].…”

Electronic commerce impact on the circulation of agricultural products and countermeasures

“…Agricultural e-commerce information platform, carrying three from low to high service functions, one of its most basic function, which provides an information exchange, online payment, logistics sales activities: Second Intermediate function, it can provide financial analysis, market research, production plan of a number of commercial activities; and finally advanced features, it is strongly driven by the agricultural industry sales subsidiary and associated advances (finance, transport, communications) services industry. So that the overall level of China's agricultural industry get a higher increase [7][8][9][10].…”