CI Earth for Food
The food mapping module of CI World is called CI Earth.
CI Earth is used to map crop distributions and field data in an online environment accessible by all registered users. Data is captured using GPS technology. Users range from growers, through farm managers and agronomists, to auditors, buyers and senior management.
In the case of remote growers in particular, CI Earth is designed to include and empower users at all levels of literacy and technology awareness, overcoming language or technical literacy issues through a combination of language and icon driven interface options that facilitate ease of use in even the most difficult conditions.
For crops such as cocoa, for instance, the location of community farms can be mapped using CI Earth and the CI World database can be used to build up a picture of farming practices, including pesticide and fertilizer use, which have a direct effect on yield levels.
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- Papua New Guinea Fights Illegal Logging with Helveta
- EU Delegation commends progress on development of Wood Tracking System
- Helveta appoints John O’Connell as Chairman
- Helveta achieves ISO 27001 accreditation
- The Government of Cameroon selects Helveta for national wood tracking system to combat illegal logging
- Helveta Wins 2010 ‘Red Herring Top 100 Europe’ Award
- PROFOR: Field Notes: Hand-held Device Tracks Logs
- Helveta secures £5m investment in funding to support its rapid expansion in global forest and food sectors
CI World for Forestry
According to the World Bank, illegal logging causes losses in assets and revenue in excess of US$15 billion a year in developing countries alone. Timber companies and governments are using CI World to enhance control of their supply chains, to secure improved inventory management and to promote the economic and environmental future of their local communities. CI World enables the tracking of timber from the standing tree in the ground to finished product for export – right across the supply chain.
CI World for Food
As consumers are becoming increasingly aware of food quality, safety, origin and traceability – pressure is being exerted on processors to keep track of every component in the manufacturing process. CI World is being used to monitor food supply chains from farm to factory providing growers, farmers, producers and agronomists with business critical data on issues ranging from crop quality in the field through to product characteristics as food ships to consumer locations.