The client struggled with a lack of visibility and comprehensive data on the origin, health, and breeding requirements of their cows. This led to process gaps, resulting in poor dairy product quality and issues in the transfer of ownership, which affected customer satisfaction.
Blockchain
Advanced analytics (AI/ML)
IoT and IoT platform integrations
Digital Notary
Golang
Amid looming challenges such as climate change, scarcity of natural resources, and socio-demographic issues such as raw material shortages, the agri-food industry is compelled to find alternative solutions—from irrigation to pest control—to keep up with the evolving food chain. With the rise in consumer demand for transparency and accountability in their food choices, agri-food businesses are seeking advanced technologies and new methodologies to scale up and meet their expectations. A comprehensive farm-to-table traceability system can help agri-food firms improve food quality, maintain stringent food safety and compliance standards, and foster organic, healthy sustenance among the new generation.
Our client, a commercial dairy producer, lacked information on the provenance of their cow, including details on how the cow was bred, calving, Heifer phase, etc. The absence of comprehensive visibility also resulted in process inefficiencies across dairy production and low transparency, leading to dissatisfaction and a lack of trust among customers. The client wanted a single source of truth to track various stages of their cows—from origin to unique ID, health, immunization records, breeding, and transfer of ownership. This would enable them to embed transparency into their cattle management and dairy product quality, thereby improving customer experience.
Bosch Truefood+ – a blockchain-driven ledger system combining the power of IoT and AI, empowering the client with end-to-end transparency at every step of the value chain.
In addition to forging a resilient and sustainable dairy supply chain, our client also leveraged our tailored solution to elevate process efficiency across procurement, production, and transportation. They also reaped the following benefits:
We provided our clients with the right tools and insights needed to elevate trust and transparency across their value chain, helping them improve customer satisfaction and expand their base.
Real-time tracking of cow’s health and change of ownership
Increased transparency across the supply chain
Increased farm productivity
Insight-driven sustainability practices
Transparent farmer remuneration and incentivization for implementing ethical practices
Data Marketplace to increase trust in animal stock exchange and trading
Better supplier compliance monitoring
Automated smart contracts to reduce operational costs
Counterfeiting prevention to avoid reputational losses
Reduction in direct costs per incident due to prompt food recall
Increased customer satisfaction with transparent provenance and freshness tracking
High integrity across processes with auditable trail records
Bosch SDS identified the client’s need for a consolidated view of their supply chain and dairy production management. After a detailed evaluation of the client’s landscape, we proposed a distributed ledger system bringing together technologies such as Blockchain, AI, and IoT. Bosch Truefood+ helped the client gain a comprehensive view of their cattle breeding and dairy production, improving process efficiency, driving sustainable operations, and instilling farm-to-fork traceability across their value chain.
