AgNext Technologies, the agritech firm, has aligned with NAFED to digitise quality assessment for Arunachal Pradesh’s organic kiwis, which were launched in New Delhi last week by the Arunachal Pradesh Agriculture Marketing Board (APAMB) along with NAFED as the marketing partner, under the national “One District, One Product” scheme.
AgNext’s “Qualix” quality monitoring platform also enabled deep-tech-based comprehensive traceability.Using QR code mapping, the end-consumers can trace all the steps in the supply chain down to the origin.
AgNext’s CEO and Founder, Taranjeet Singh Bhamra, stated that it is an honour to work with NAFED on India’s first AI-based initiative to bring complete quality and traceability management solutions for Arunachal’s renowned kiwi trade. Till date, over 6000 kgs of kiwi have been assessed and moved through our “Qualix” platform, with proven benefits for the farmers, NAFED, and end-consumers. The impact of facilitating quality-based and traceability-enabled trade for kiwis will not only improve domestic demand, but also help in boosting the export potential of the fruit.
NAFED connected has connected AgNext with the FPOs in Ziro, Arunachal Pradesh, where it organised its quality assessment solution right at the procurement centre to measure the total soluble sugar (TSS), which is the key parameter to ascertaining the ripeness of Kiwi. During the packaging process for retail distribution, each box of kiwis was labelled with a QR code through which one can access the complete inspection report along with key traceability and quality parameters. The entire process is automated and led by an integrated AI-based system, which significantly reduces the TAT for quality testing, logistics, and marketing of the fruit.