AU2018101016A4

AU2018101016A4 - AgriGate Supply Chain System

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Publication number: AU2018101016A4
Application number: AU2018101016A
Authority: AU
Inventors: Peter Askew
Original assignee: Aussie Food To You Pty Ltd
Current assignee: Aussie Food To You Pty Ltd
Priority date: 2018-07-23
Filing date: 2018-07-23
Publication date: 2018-08-23
Anticipated expiration: 2026-07-23

Abstract

Foreign food import processes create a significant challenge to our farming regions in bringing Australian produce efficiently to international trading partner markets. The proposed solution is to create a supply chain solution that is revamped to the suit the 21st-century customer and utilises new technology that allows the process of export to be expedited while maintaining Australia's high food quality and safety standards. Australia has a growing reputation for being a clean and green source of food among Asians; this brand image has enabled Australian producers to have premiums paid on their high-quality produce. As a result, it becomes imperative for us to protect the brand image and maintain the highest level of integrity in our production as well as supply chain such that the customer is fully convinced that they are indeed paying for Australian produce. As a part of the revitalization of our supply chains, we have established an end to end tracking system enabled by Internet of Things (loT), Radio Frequency ID (RFID) and WiFi technology as well as the secure zones that are in close proximity to the primary growing districts, in which foreign governments and international trading partners would establish operational teams to undertake quarantine, clearance and customs processes, streamlining and expediting standard food import measures. These zones are integrated with the world leading technology platform that, for the first time in this industry provides real-time reporting to the governments and buyers the biometric information on the food quality, degradation, any counterfeiting. All this information has a surety of integrity due to the nature in which our technology works. This data is reproduced in a reporting-based format that far exceeds what is available to the governments and stakeholders currently. GPS Tamper Proof DN loT based eartags Pakn Wireless cargo - Genetic Fingerprint eaBio Sensing Chipset s sensor technolgies e Real time reporting using Blockchain platform Farm.... - - - -Aba to-

Description

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DESCRIPTION

The new innovative process’ objective is to open, expand and improve and/or maintain access to international trading partner markets for Australian agricultural products by building stronger relationships with trading partners, importing countries and international organisations. Existing export processes for perishable products involves lengthy time-consuming tasks that put pressure on the quality and food safety of the products in transit. This has been a long-term issue to many exporters, especially those exporters of perishable goods such as meat and milk. They run the risk of spoilage because the product is delayed in transit and through the customs quarantine processes of the international trading partners. Many of the current procedures have not changed for a long time and implemented the right technologies.

As demand from Asia for fresh Australian produce escalates, our farmers are determined to capitalise on this demand. However, dramatic shifts in the market mean we are faced with a unique proposition of how best to address the new challenges. While our farmers certainly can produce considerably more food to meet demand, our existing agricultural export processes are not technologically or logistically equipped to cater for the new generation of internet-savvy, Asian shoppers are demanding instant gratification. The challenge is to create a new means of tapping into this market, and the ability to scale the export capability and processes that will be required to satisfy the growing demands for Australian food from these markets. This supply chain tracking system is solving a significant problem of counterfeiting, by solving this problem we create integrity in the system which then allows clearance done by the government to be quicker.

It is envisaged that this innovative process will open the market within Asia to Australian farmers, providing a vehicle through which to build their export sales into the targeted Asian markets. The critical aim of this initiative is to enable end to end tracking of perishable products such as meat, vegetables and dairy and provide realtime reporting to key stakeholders in the supply chain of the condition of the food on transit.

The beef supply chain can explain a good use case of the supply chain. Looking at the bird’s eye view of our supply chain, cattle begin their journey at the feedlot after which they are transported to an abattoir where they get processed, packaged and are transported to the Special Customs and Quarantine Clearance Zone where foreign customs officials clear the goods in Australia. Once this is complete, the containers are sealed and leave the Australian port to its destination country where it is delivered straight to the customer without delay.

The principal objectives that we are achieving through the technology that is implemented in this supply chain are to show receiving and source governments real-time proof that food is not being tampered with and being contaminated on transit. It is also to show our customers the provenance information and to prove that they are paying for Australian premium produce.

Our supply chain can collect information at various points and relay information to a blockchain based platform which will hold the information with irrefutable evidence. Our cattle are all ear tagged with loT enabled chips that track vital signs and essential data such as grazing patterns, diet and medication history. This information is recorded in the blockchain and is available for all parties to see.

The cattle are tracked on transit to the abattoir as their ear tags are still active and are transmitting GPS information. Once at the abattoir post-processing, all the cuts of meat are packed in tamper proof packaging with an embedded chip that tracks moisture and bacteria counts. It is also able to track GPS information and is RFID enabled.

These cuts of cryovaced meats enabled with tamper-proof technology are then placed into larger boxes which then go into containers. At this stage, we implemented a further tamper-proof technology which secures the cargo using wireless technology.

While on transit, all the biosensors and GPS sensors are active and continuously transmit data through the traditional satellite communications network available on aeroplanes/ships. This information is recorded real time on the blockchain platform and then relayed to governments at the receiving end and sending of the quality of the produce.

Once the cargo reaches the customer, they can use the augmented reality enabled packaging to disable the anti-counterfeiting technology and enjoy a 3-dimensional skit of their food as it travelled from the lush green farms on Australia to their table.

This project has the potential to create an improved system for Australian food export and result in the development of protocols within Australia with the International trading partner that will facilitate greater market access to Australian farmers. With real-time tracking and reporting to government, this system will enable the removal of paper-based clearance systems and create a more efficient trade system. Our supply chain system will enhance and speed up what is currently a time -consuming process based on analogue paperwork and human intervention.

Australian-based clearance will offer an advantage to the International destination government, who will benefit from increased trade volumes, leading to net gains in tariffs, plus an increase in the high-quality food supply to the destination country to assist in food security needed by the considerably large and growing population of the nation. Also, the clearance centre will offer international job opportunities for International trading partner nationals.

This process should be patented as we see it providing a significant monetary gain through the advantages that it delivers to exporters.

Claims

EDITORIAL NOTE 2018101016 There is 1 page in the claims only. The claims defining this innovation are as follows;

1. On-farm tracking of cattle using loT based devices. Information tracked include GPS, Biometric, DNA,
2. Wireless cargo security that protects the integrity of physical movement of goods within a container
3. A fully integrated system that traces each step in the supply chain and creates an irrefutable log for each step in the chain with an alert system that responds in realtime to any breakage in the supply chain with information sent to sending and receiving governments, supplier, buyer and consumer.
4. On-demand reporting of food quality on transit to government entities as well as customers.
5. Packaging technology such as tamper proof packing, augmented reality enabled.