TRAFIZ: A MOBILE APPLICATION EMPOWERING SMALL-SCALE BUYERS, BROKERS, AND MIDDLEMEN TO RECORD SEAFOOD TRACEABILITY DATA AT IT’S POINT OF LANDING.
For: Small-Scale Fisheries
User: Buyer/Broker
Supply Chain Node: Point of Landing
Current Pilot Sites: Bitung, Indonesia
To address the unique needs and challenges faced by small-scale fishers in providing traceability data, USAID Oceans has developed “Trafiz,” a mobile catch documentation application that enables the first buyer or fish supplier to collect and submit traceability data, in lieu of at-sea data entry that is suitable for medium- and large-scale vessels via the Pointrek system.
First Mover Middlemen in Bitung, Indonesia use the Trafiz application in their local receiving office in a small market in Manado.
How it Works:
Trafiz is an Android-supported mobile application for small-scale fish suppliers and buyers that provides a first data entry point for seafood products originating from small-scale fishers. Trafiz enables data collection at the landing site, allowing users to enter and submit catch data via a mobile device and cellular connectivity. Trafiz also includes value-added user functions that support loan and payment management and other tools that add user value. Trafiz supports catch reporting, as well as business functionalities that help small-scale fishers manage their business.
Capabilities:
- Enables capture of data from fishing vessel to fish supplier in ports where the fish is landed
- Allows suppliers to record catch data, with additional added-value business management tools, such as sales and loan management
- Compliance with national and international (US, EU) government requirements for small-scale catch reporting
- Accommodates offline and online environments, allowing users to capture and process the transaction without connectivity, with data transmitted once the device is re-connected
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