The document discusses leveraging digital traceability, particularly through blockchain, for agroecological transitions by emphasizing connection, co-creation, and responsibility among actors in agriculture. It highlights the need for actionable information, participatory incentives, and ethical data management practices. The authors advocate for replicable traceability systems across various agricultural value chains to create robust information ecosystems.

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Leveraging digital traceability for
agroecological transitions. A process
underpinned by connection, co-creation, and
responsibility.
Francisco Hidalgo, Alliance of Bioversity &
CIAT
10th September 2024

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Connection

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Co-creation

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Agroecological
metrics
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* High Level Panel of Experts on Food
Security and Nutrition – HLPE - (2019)

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Takeaways
• Everybody needs information. Blockchain can be a platform to connect actors
around agroecology through efficient, transparent, and safe information sharing.
• Information needs to be actionable. Co-creation an effective way to create
contextualized systems, able to provide solutions for the different actors.
• Identify key participation incentives for each actor and designing a system that
responds accordingly is crucial.
• More than a tool, an approach. Co-creating traceability systems can be replicated in
various agricultural value chains. Blockchain is a platform that can grow to connect
more actors and create information ecosystems.
• Strong call for implementing ethical and Responsible Data Management.
RDM management involves protecting personal data, disclosing the use of data with
all actors, data sovereignty, and reciprocal information exchange.

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Leveraging digital traceability for
agroecological transitions. A process
underpinned by connection, co-creation,
and responsibility.

7. Thank you!
Project team
Sarah Jones, Francisco Hildalgo, Jonathan Steinke, Yovita
Ivanova, Sébastien Balmisse, Jonathan Mockshell