Blockchain Companies Advancing Food Traceability in Africa

March 22, 2025

Blockchain solutions for food traceability could yield considerable gains for the food sector, presenting opportunities for enhancing transparency, reducing fraud, and improving supply chain efficiency. Some companies in Africa aim to revolutionize this space, but few truly stand out. Here are the top 6 food traceability companies from the continent.

Trace X

TraceX Technologies tops the list with over USD 1 million (worth of what?) raised. The company also stands out for its continuous efforts to monitor carbon emissions and promote ethical sourcing.

In Africa, TraceX has partnered with Ghana-based Univision to provide end-to-end traceability solutions, integrating smallholder farmers, financial institutions, and stakeholders into a unified digital platform that facilitates both online and offline communication. This collaboration:

Improves farmers’ access to capital and markets
Enhances operational efficiency
Creates new opportunities for agribusinesses through digitized supply chains

“One of the main reasons we chose to work with TraceX is that they enable us to bring all the key stakeholders of the ecosystem together under one digital platform,” said Isaac Ampiaw, Co-Founder and Managing Director of Univision.

Another reason TraceX is at the top of the heap is that it ensures credibility and regulatory compliance by verifying authentication certificates and tracking supply chain data via QR codes.

AgUnity

AgUnity, an Australian startup, is using blockchain to improve agriculture in Africa.

One of the firm’s biggest success stories is their smartphone app that helps farmers record transactions on a secure digital ledger. This builds trust between farmers, cooperatives, and buyers. The app also helps farmers plan, share resources, and access financial services.

Which crops require more traceability efforts in Africa? AgUnity has partnered with Virginia Tech and Egerton University to track indigenous vegetables in Kenya. This partnership has helped farmers verify prices, market produce, and increase their income by up to 300% in one season.

As its traceability efforts to make farming more transparent and profitable intensify, it has launched and completed projects in Ethiopia and other regions to track coffee, cocoa, seed oil, and vanilla.

Farmer Connect

Farmer Connect is leveraging blockchain to enhance food traceability and empower smallholder farmers in Africa.

If you’re looking for a platform that creates secure, tamper-proof records of agricultural products, Farmer Connect achieves this by integrating smart contracts to automate compliance with sustainability standards.

In East Africa, the technology enables farmers to sell their products globally while ensuring quality and ethical sourcing.

Despite challenges like scalability and regulatory hurdles, Farmer Connect aligns with the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals, aiming to combat poverty, human rights violations, and environmental degradation in African agricultural supply chains.

BeefLedger

BeefLedger is another blockchain-based traceability solution worth a look. It aims to enhance transparency, security, and efficiency in Africa’s beef supply chains. Key features for farmers include tracking meat products from farm to fork, ensuring authenticity and preventing fraud. In addition, BeefLedger’s smart contracts streamline payments while providing access to sales history and consumer insights.

In South Africa, BeefLedger SA is tackling local challenges like disease outbreaks and market inequalities by integrating digital livestock identification. The initiative connects small-scale farmers to larger industry networks, boosting fair trade and sustainability.

The initiative aligns with global standards for food security and animal health while supporting horizontal diversification into other sectors like poultry, lamb, and seafood.

AgriLedger

AgriLedger is using blockchain to improve food traceability, financial security, and efficiency in African agriculture.

One standout feature of AgriLedger is that it enables secure financial transactions, fair pricing, and carbon credit trading.

In Ivory Coast, AgriLedger targets to connect farmers directly with buyers to boost their incomes and market access. Similar efforts in the Democratic Republic of Congo focus on tackling unfair trade and environmental challenges.

AgriLedger aims to address fragmented food systems and limited access to finance among African farmers to reduce poverty, improve food security, and promote sustainability.

Farmerline

Farmerline provides smallholder farmers with access to information, financial services, and markets through its Mergdata platform. The platform digitizes agricultural data and connects farmers to buyers, suppliers, and financial institutions.

It serves 800 Ghanaian farmers and uses real-life data to provide quality inputs, training, and sustainable income markets. With over 130 corporate and development partners, Farmerline connects stakeholders across the supply chain to empower smallholder farmers in West Africa.

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