A session with the {industry} over the introduction of a digital passport for combinable crops will shut for responses in beneath one month’s time.
Cereals and oilseeds producers are being urged to have their say on the enterprise case for implementing a digital passport for combinable crops.
The session on AHDB’s proposal closes on 2 February 2024.
Digitising paper passports to enhance meals and feed security information communication, by way of provide chains, has been mentioned for greater than a decade.
Over the past yr a simplified model of earlier proposals has been developed by AHDB’s Digital Grain Passport Management Group, which is being consulted on.
As a part of this group, representatives from the cereals and oilseeds chain, together with farmers, have been working collectively to create a enterprise case.
This units out how a digital passport system might function, replicating the aim of the present paper passport.
Switching to a single, industry-wide digital passport is predicted to enhance information integrity and safety, present scope for real-time assurance checks and scale back prices throughout the provision chain, the group says.
The transfer can also be anticipated to extend confidence and credibility to growers, consumers’ prospects, stakeholders and regulators.
A spokesperson for the Management Group mentioned that substantial time had been invested in growing the enterprise case.
“The session is significant in serving to to refine and enhance the enterprise case while answering a raft of {industry} questions,” the spokesperson mentioned.
“There have been a number of occasions throughout the nation the place passport customers have taken alternative to feed of their ideas and ask questions.
“This has been helpful in establishing views on the enterprise case and highlighting gaps that have to be addressed.
“The session runs till 2 February, and we encourage all passport customers to make use of that point to enter into the method and provides their ideas on the enterprise case.”
To interact with the session, farmers ought to contact their consultant commerce affiliation or contact AHDB through [email protected].
