TRACENET SYSTEM AUTHENTICATES INDIAN ORGANIC COTTON
May 1st, 2010
BY RAGHAVENEDRA VERMA
ORGANIC cotton from India can now be traced back to its producers to check its authenticity: every consignment is now packaged with a bar code, part of 'TraceNet' service provided by central government's Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA). TraceNet is an Internet-based system collecting and reporting the origin of Indian organic cotton, and quality assurance data of certified organic products leaving Indian ports.
The system is essentially mandatory for growers wanting to export cotton: traders ...
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