Editor's Note: A geolocation pin and a supplier declaration used to be enough to call a shipment "EUDR-ready." What regulators and buyers actually want to see now is not just information on who produced or supplied the product and where it was grown, but also whether the plot was legally producing before the applicable cutoff date, how the risk was assessed, and whether the paperwork lines up cleanly enough to survive an audit. Most sourcing teams in cocoa, coffee, palm oil,

EUDR compliance cannot stop at the farm gate. Agricultural traceability software can help businesses maintain verified supply chain visibility beyond farm mapping, connecting transaction records, shipment tracking, and deforestation monitoring with field-level expertise. By combining KoltiTrace with KoltiSkills, Koltiva helps businesses strengthen EUDR readiness, reduce post-harvest risks, protect product quality, and build a more transparent, traceable agricultural supply ch

Editor’s Note: As EUDR reshapes global coffee supply chains, compliance is evolving into a broader question of sourcing intelligence. This article explores why geolocation accuracy, polygon verification, and farm-level traceability will determine which coffee buyers can confidently access regulated markets, manage supplier risk, and build resilient sourcing networks. Moving beyond certification-based assurance, it highlights how EUDR-ready coffee procurement now depends on tr

Natural rubber traceability is evolving beyond supplier declarations toward plot-level accountability. As global regulations such as the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) reshape sourcing expectations, rubber companies must adopt verifiable, farm-level data to strengthen supply chain transparency, support smallholders, reduce compliance risks, and build resilient, deforestation-free supply chains for long-term market access.

China exports over €11 billion worth of wood and rubber products to the EU each year, making agricultural product traceability a critical requirement for market access. As regulations such as EUDR and FSMA demand verifiable origin data, Chinese supply chains face growing pressure to move beyond documentation and build end-to-end traceability systems that can prove legality, sustainability, and compliance.

Editor’s Note: When the EUDR was first introduced, global supply chains panicked over the sheer volume of paperwork required. The May 2026 Simplification Package has completely rewritten that narrative. This analysis was developed to cut through the industry misconception that "simplification" means "deregulation." We examine the hidden structural risks of this new framework, specifically how cutting downstream paperwork has actually increased the legal high-stakes exposure f

Governments worldwide are rapidly adopting national traceability system frameworks to strengthen food safety, climate reporting, and export competitiveness. From Vietnam’s 2035 roadmap to Côte d’Ivoire’s cocoa tracking program and Australia’s digital traceability grants, these initiatives signal a major shift toward data-driven agrifood governance and supply chain transparency.

Editor's Note: This article provides a practical, field‑grounded walkthrough of the four essential steps needed to achieve Traceability to Plantation (TTP) in palm oil supply chains, an increasingly critical requirement for certification, market access, and compliance with emerging regulations such as the EU Deforestation Regulation. Drawing on insights from Sandy Puspoyo, our Project Lead for Palm Oil and an experienced sustainability manager with a decade of hands‑on expert

Editor’s Note: This article explores what full Traceability to Plantation (TTP) in palm oil actually looks like and what it takes to achieve it in practice. If you’re looking to go deeper into the full framework, join Beyond Traceability Talks #5, where our experts unpack real-world challenges and solutions across palm oil supply chains. Executive Summary: Traceability to Plantation remains incomplete across the palm oil sector, while leading palm oil companies have achi

As regulations like the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), CSDDD, CSRD, and FSMA reshape global supply chains, agribusinesses face a critical choice: build traceability systems in-house or partner with a specialized provider. This article explores the trade-offs between control, cost, and scalability, offering practical insights to help organizations choose the most effective path to achieve compliance and strengthen long-term supply chain resilience.

Indonesia tuna is central to the global seafood trade, but rising compliance demands are reshaping the industry. In Bitung, North Sulawesi, KOLTIVA and Meloy Fund, Ocean Union, Laut Biru Seafood, are digitizing first-mile traceability for wild-capture yellowfin tuna, strengthening transparency, compliance, and sustainable market access.

As U.S. buyers raise the bar on transparency and compliance, nutmeg Indonesia is entering a new phase of transformation. This article explores how American ingredient companies are strengthening traceability across Indonesia’s nutmeg supply chains—using digital, farm-level data to reduce export risk, verify sustainability, and secure long-term sourcing resilience.

Editor’s Note: This article examines the rising stakes of supply chain traceability in East Africa at a time when the region is projected to contribute 19% of all additional global agricultural production over the next decade. Published alongside Koltiva’s Beyond Traceability Talks Vol. 4 webinar, “Building Supply Chain Traceability and Market Access for East African Exporters,” it distills insights from Agricultural Business Initiative (aBi) Development, Café Africa, Diageo

East Africa faces a €2.75 billion export risk as only 15% of agribusinesses meet emerging traceability requirements. As EU regulations tighten, east africa traceability has become critical to securing market access, protecting farmer livelihoods, and sustaining the region’s agricultural competitiveness.

Empowering over 650 seaweed farmers in East Nusa Tenggara, Koltiva is driving digital transformation for traceable and sustainable aquaculture supply chains. Through PROMISE II IMPACT and innovative platforms like KoltiTrace, FarmGate, and FarmXtension, we enable transparency, financial inclusion, and resilience—helping businesses meet global sustainability standards while empowering local communities.

More than 40% of Indonesia palm oil land is managed by smallholders, yet most remain unregistered and untraceable. As EUDR, RSPO, and ISPO standards tighten, digital traceability becomes essential. Platforms like KoltiTrace and KoltiSkills are helping integrate smallholders, strengthen certification readiness, and build transparent, sustainable palm oil supply chains.

This publication is adopted from: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/ift-global-food-traceability-center-130800599.html https://foodindustryexecutive.com/2025/09/ifts-global-food-traceability-center-launches-new-tool-to-accelerate-global-scalable-traceability/ https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/new-tool-aims-to-standardize-food-traceability-across-global-supply-chains/ The global food system is in the midst of a critical transformation. Driven by stringent new regulatory re

Executive Summary 60% — that’s how much the global seafood profit could grow (from an estimated USD 76 billion) if traceability were implemented across all doable species and regions (Planet Tracker, 2022). The integrity of the global seafood supply chain is undermined by the dominance of Small-Scale Fishers (SSF) in major exporting nations and the continued reliance on fragmented, non-interoperable digital systems. This results in significant data gaps and unreliability, as

Discover how Koltiva is transforming Indonesia’s palm oil downstream sector through digital traceability, smallholder inclusion, and data-driven compliance. Learn how the Multi-Stakeholder Forum (MSF) Dashboard empowers transparent collaboration, boosts productivity, and turns sustainability challenges into growth opportunities.

As global sustainability standards tighten, traceability is no longer optional for agricultural commodities. Koltiva, a Swiss-Indonesian agritech company, is helping Indonesia’s palm oil, coffee, cocoa, rubber, and coconut sectors meet these demands through a cross-commodity digital traceability ecosystem. By combining GPS-based land mapping, field verification, and its KoltiTrace platform, Koltiva ensures end-to-end transparency, empowers producers, and strengthens supply ch