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Digitizing Sustainable Tobacco Sourcing with End-to-End Traceability

A Tobacco exporter serving regulated global markets, set out to strengthen compliance with international sustainability standards while improving operational transparency across its tobacco supply chain. With increasing scrutiny around labor practices, environmental compliance, and product origin, the company required a scalable digital system to replace fragmented, manual processes. 

To achieve this, the company partnered with TraceX Technologies to implement a pilot digital traceability and compliance platform in one village in Gujarat, covering 1,000 farmers, with a roadmap to scale across multiple villages and sourcing regions.

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About the Company

Adroit Naturals is a company focused on promoting sustainability and traceability in the agricultural sector and is working to implement a robust system that ensures its products meet global sustainability standards, particularly for markets in Europe and the US. 

Industry

Agribusiness 

Region

India

Use Case

  • Alignment and Adherence to STP standard for exporting leaf tobacco  
  • Unified Solution for Grower Management, Procurement and Processing  
  • Establishes clear traceability for each box of exported tobacco  
  • Procurement at scale   

Features Used

  • Grower Management System  
  • Procurement Management System  
  • Farmer Payment Ledger and Payments Module  

The Challenge

The company faced several structural challenges typical of traditional agricultural supply chains: 

  • Manual farmer onboarding and documentation, making KYC verification, agreement management, and audit preparation time-consuming 
  • Limited visibility into farm-level sustainability practices, complicating compliance with the Sustainable Tobacco Program (STP) 
  • Fragmented procurement workflows, including grading, weighment, and payment processes reliant on paper-based systems 
  • Lack of end-to-end traceability, making it difficult to link finished nicotine crude back to individual farms and agreements 
  • High reporting effort for audits and buyers, with sustainability and compliance data scattered across formats and systems 

These gaps increased compliance risk, slowed operations, and limited Adroit’s ability to scale sourcing while maintaining credibility with global buyers. 

Solutions

TraceX deployed a digital farm-to-factory traceability and compliance platform tailored to company’s operational and sustainability requirements.

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Key Solution Components 

  1. Digital Farmer Onboarding & Agreements
  • Mobile-based farmer registration and KYC verification 
  • Digital consent and agreement creation linked to each farmer and plot 
  • Centralized farmer database enabling scale across villages 
  1. STP-Aligned Sustainability & Labor Monitoring
  • Field agents captured data on labor practices, environmental safeguards, and livelihood indicators through structured surveys 
  • Continuous monitoring aligned with Sustainable Tobacco Program standards 
  • Time-stamped, geo-tagged field visit records for audit readiness 
  1. Digitized Procurement & Payment Workflows
  • Gate pass generation and bale-level QR coding 
  • Digital grading, automated weighment, and LPV (Leaf Purchase Voucher) creation 
  • Transparent and traceable payment records linked to farmer and lot 
  1. End-to-End Product Traceability
  • Lot and batch-level tracking from farm to warehouse intake 
  • Traceability through crushing, extraction, chemical conversion, and final QC 
  • Ability to trace finished nicotine crude back to originating farmer, plot, and agreement 
  1. Compliance Reporting & Analytics
  • Automated reports aligned with company’s audit and buyer templates 
  • Dashboards for monitoring sustainability compliance, procurement efficiency, and operational performance 

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The Results

The pilot implementation delivered measurable operational and compliance improvements: 

  • 100% digital onboarding of 1,000 farmers with verified KYC and agreements 
  • Continuous STP compliance monitoring at farm and labor level 
  • Faster, more transparent procurement cycles with reduced manual errors 
  • Full traceability from farm to finished product, strengthening export credibility 
  • Audit-ready reporting, reducing preparation time and compliance risk 

The digital foundation established through the pilot enables seamless expansion across additional villages and sourcing regions. 

Key Takeaways

  • Digital traceability is foundational to sustainable tobacco sourcing, not an add-on 
  • Farm-level visibility strengthens compliance, trust, and scalability 
  • Integrated procurement and traceability reduce risk while improving efficiency 
  • Early digitization enables long-term alignment with global sustainability and buyer expectations 

Through its partnership with TraceX, the company is able to establish a scalable, compliant, and transparent sourcing model. positioning the company for long-term growth in regulated global markets. 

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