Case Study

Digital farmer ID system enables scalable coffee traceability and EU deforestation compliance in Honduras

author(s)

Ceballos Sierra, Federico

themes
  • Food environment and consumer behavior
regions
  • Honduras
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full citation

Ceballos Sierra, F.; Igeler, W.; King, B. (2026) Digital farmer ID system enables scalable coffee traceability and EU deforestation compliance in Honduras. Study LAC-2533. Rome (Italy): Bioversity International; Cali (Colombia): International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT). 2 p.

By 2025, Honduras scaled a digital coffee traceability system beyond its initial pilot, supporting European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR)-related compliance and securing first-mile traceability. Using encrypted geographic identifiers (GeoIDs), QR codes and NFC (Near Field Communication) (QR/NFC)-enabled Producer ID cards, and the TraceFoodChain platform, the system improved transaction validation while protecting farmer data privacy. Voluntary adoption by cooperatives and private buyers
expanded the system across the sector.