Hereon, grapes exported from India will be tracked and traced by a new software called 'GrapeNet.'
The Indian government on Thursday unveiled the web-based GrapeNet software that will provide traceability regarding the table grapes exported from India to European Union.
The software developed by the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority, an apex government agency.
Officials said the software will help in raising the confidence of importers by enabling monitoring of pesticide residue and by achieving product standardization and thus boost grape exports to EU.
Launching the software in New Delhi, Minister of State for Commerce Jairam Ramesh said: "Now, the importers, export regulation authorities abroad and in the country, in fact, anyone who will be using this software will be able to access the information at one's convenience at their tables about any grape export transaction."
The software works on the regulations of tracing back to the origin of the produce in the reverse order from shelf to farm at the click of a mouse at one's computer.
By clicking the phytosanitary No. or Agmark No. one can reach directly to the certificate issuing authorities thereafter one can reach at the inspection reports to laboratory analysis, certificate of residue analysis and the pack house details, which are available in detail instantly.
The software is designed to reach at the root of any grape export transaction.
Traceability has helped 40,000 grape farmers to come together and apply uniform