indian - APEDA Agriexchange
indian - APEDA Agriexchange
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INFOCUS | Cover Story<br />
<strong>APEDA</strong>’s<br />
Traceability<br />
Initiative – Bringing<br />
Awards to the<br />
Country<br />
<strong>APEDA</strong>’s unique traceability systems are winning<br />
over importers and awards<br />
<strong>APEDA</strong> started its journey in the area of<br />
traceability in the year 2005. It all began with <strong>APEDA</strong><br />
experimenting with the first traceability system for the<br />
Grapes sector. The system was especially created for<br />
the export of Grapes to the European Union (EU), and<br />
was named GrapeNet.<br />
The story of the inception of the first traceability system,<br />
GrapeNet, is quite interesting. In the year 2004, there were<br />
findings which revealed the presence of excess pesticides<br />
in Grapes, leading to the rejection of the exports from<br />
India to the EU, at a large scale. Many containers were<br />
detained at EU ports and the export was on the verge<br />
of getting banned. Considering the need of the hour<br />
and in the interest of the Grape trade, <strong>APEDA</strong> took to<br />
finding a solution on a firefighting mode. In this respect,<br />
consultation with stakeholders and the NRCG Pune led<br />
to the initiation of a regulatory documentation – Residue<br />
Monitoring Protocol (RMP) for monitoring pesticide<br />
residues in Grapes being exported to the EU.<br />
4 <strong>APEDA</strong> APEX Update | October-December 2011
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