Welcome to GrapeNet

APEDA is a pioneer in implementing traceability systems in India. For the first time in India, a traceability system was set up for establishing consignment to farm traceability, GrapeNet for fresh grapes exported from India to European Union during 2006-08.

GrapeNet was the solution APEDA developed to a major crisis that hit Indian grapes sector. India, a major exporter of Grapes to Europe for a number of years, was suddenly faced with serious threat of nearing a ban, due to pesticide residues. Consignments were held up at the ports, exporters faced huge financial losses and India’s position as a quality fresh product supplier was under threat.

The first task was to put in place, a Government of India regulation, clearly spelling out the procedures to be followed by all stake holders in the Grapes Sector, training them to fulfill the requirements of the regulation, co-opting the monitoring agencies in the Government and Private Sector and generating the necessary documentation trail for the importers.

Then it was taken up to IT enable the regulation, compliance and monitoring. Thus was born, GrapeNet, a first of its kind in India, covering all stakeholders in the grapes export supply chain including Farmers, exporters, State Government Horticulture/Agriculture departments, Accredited Laboratories, Agmark, Pack houses, Phyto-sanitary Certification Departments, National Referral Laboratory (NRL), APEDA, etc., through a centralized web-based monitoring software.

During the seasons from 2007 to till date every consignment that went from India to European Union was monitored through this system. Today GrapeNet covers 40,000 plus farmers, 100 plus packing houses, 100 plus exporters, 20 plus laboratories and 32 district-level state government officials.

GrapeNet has been widely recognized and won National E-governance Award (GOLD) in 2007-08 and eASIA award 2009.