Czech pilot
The pilot project in the Klatovy region, the western part of the Czech Republic, is designed to boost awareness about the benefits of organic foods and implement innovative technologies to prevent mislabelling issues. The aim is to ensure the supply of products with the certified protected label Bioproduct, Šumava-original product, regional food of the Pilsen region and Klasa. This initiative focuses on enhancing the availability of organic foods by developing and deploying a new business model. By mapping local suppliers and retailers, the project aims to create a streamlined, transparent pathway for organic goods “from farm to table”, ensuring they meet stringent quality standards without adulteration.
This pilot targets various organic food products, prioritising those most susceptible to adulteration and those with significant demand among local consumers. Criteria for selecting these products include their popularity within the region, the feasibility of implementing tracking and verification technologies, and the need for improved supply chain transparency.
Critical aspects of the pilot also involve integrating advanced tracking technologies such as IoT sensors and QR/RFID tags to monitor the transport and handling of organic foods. This technological framework is complemented by blockchain technology, which will be utilised to create an immutable record of the origin and journey of each product, thereby ensuring the integrity and traceability of organic goods throughout the supply chain.
Relevance to ALLIANCEThis pilot is linked to the ALLIANCE organic pasta demonstrator, which also uses IoT sensors for the detection of organic vs. conventional farming practices in wheat [https://alliance-heu-project.eu/pilots/rapid-pesticide-fingerprinting-o…]. Furthermore, Blockchain technology [https://alliance-heu-project.eu/sites/default/files/dissemination/ALLIA…] is used in all of the ALLIANCE demonstrators [https://alliance-heu-project.eu/pilots].
Country: Czechia