Commerce secretary Rita Teaotia on Friday called for greater use of mobile app technology and integrated traceability systems to identify the farmers and laboratories from where farm produce is sourced and tested. “It is important to make best use of technology so that problems areas can be tracked and solutions found,” she said.
Ms. Teaotia was speaking at the unveiling of a new mobile app with an integrated traceability system ‘Hortinet’.
It was developed by Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority for facilitating farm registration, testing and certification of fruits and vegetables for export from India to regions such as the European Union in compliance with standards.
The mobile app will allow farmers to apply online to facilitate their farm registration.