Traceability System of Agricultural Products for Small and Medium-sized Farmers: Motivation Perspective

Abstract

The safety of agricultural products has become increasingly prominent, but the participants in the supply chain of agricultural products are in a dilemma lacking of motivation in the construction of the traceability system. This paper summarizes the definition and origin of the tracing motivation, and analyzes the main motivation based on information sharing demand and product differentiation demand. Accordingly, it builds agricultural traceability system and designs process, then evaluate the application effect of the system. The traceability system of agricultural products is the concrete realization of food safety traceability system, which is of great significance to food safety management.

AR-Based Food Traceability as a Means for Sustainable Development

“…As far as the production, processing, circulation, and consumption of agricultural products are concerned, the complexity and particularities of the operations for producing a food product on a farm may disrupt the dissemination of information about their quality and origin, leading to low competitiveness and reputation. A traceability system could establish records of the planting and further production procedures that will inform consumers, thus amplifying their trust and the responsibility of the production [9]. According to [10], an information model that supports traceability should define the traceable units in consonance with the requirements of the production process, while all transitions between traceable units should be recorded along with all equipment used in the production process and the relations between production equipment and traceable units.…”