Digital farmer ID system enables scalable coffee traceability and EU deforestation compliance in Honduras

dc.creatorCeballos Sierra, Federico
dc.creatorIgeler, William
dc.creatorKing, Brian
dc.date2026-06
dc.date2026-06-25T09:04:02Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T13:33:26Z
dc.descriptionBy 2025, Honduras scaled a digital coffee traceability system beyond its initial pilot, supporting European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR)-related compliance and securing first-mile traceability. Using encrypted geographic identifiers (GeoIDs), QR codes and NFC (Near Field Communication) (QR/NFC)-enabled Producer ID cards, and the TraceFoodChain platform, the system improved transaction validation while protecting farmer data privacy. Voluntary adoption by cooperatives and private buyers expanded the system across the sector.
dc.formatapplication/pdf
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/183470
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/63129
dc.languageen
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.sourceCeballos Sierra, F.; Igeler, W.; King, B. (2026) Digital farmer ID system enables scalable coffee traceability and EU deforestation compliance in Honduras. Study LAC-2533. Rome (Italy): Bioversity International; Cali (Colombia): International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT). 2 p.
dc.subjectcoffee
dc.subjectsmallholders
dc.subjectsupply chains
dc.subjectmarket access
dc.subjectdigital technology
dc.subjectdata management
dc.subjectinformation systems
dc.subjectstandards
dc.subjectcooperatives
dc.subjecttraceability
dc.subjectdue diligence
dc.subjectgeographical information systems - geographic information systems
dc.titleDigital farmer ID system enables scalable coffee traceability and EU deforestation compliance in Honduras
dc.typeCase Study

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