Enabling Seamless Produce Transfers with GRN Sales/Transfer Receipts

A leading tobacco organization working with a wide network of farmers and procurement centers needed a way to streamline the transfer of produce from farm gates to central inventory — without tying it to immediate payments. With the rise of traceability and audit requirements, they needed to document goods movement in real time, separate from financial settlements. 

To address this, they adopted TraceX’s GRN Sales/Transfer Receipt feature, which provided a robust digital framework for managing non-payment-based transactions between farmers and organizations, and across entities within the organization itself.

GRN sales and transfer receipts

About the Company

VST Industries Ltd aims to implement Traceability throughout their organization, from sowing/plantation to tobacco leaf export. They seek to manage their farmers, farmlands, field technicians, and tobacco procurement comprehensively. Currently, they utilize Grower Management System & Farmer Procurement System, which they intend to replace with TraceX’s solution. This application will serve as both a farmer management system and procurement & processing system for tobacco, establishing a unified source of truth for their produce.

Industry

Agribusiness 

Region

India

Use Case

Tracking of Sustainable Practices 

Streamlined Procurement Workflows

Features Used

  • Hierarchical Setup and Role Management 
  • Grower Management 
  • Leaf Tobacco Farmer Workflow 
  • Procurement Process Software 
  • Post Harvest GRN/Sales

Challenge 

  • Lack of formal records when produce moved between farmers and procurement hubs 
  • Manual tracking errors leading to discrepancies in stock and farmer settlements 
  • Delayed data entry resulting in poor traceability and loss of batch-level visibility 
  • No clear system to transfer produce across different business units or regions 
  • Regulatory pressures to document all transactions — even those without direct  

The Solution: TraceX GRN Sales/Transfer Receipt Feature

TraceX deployed its Goods Receipt Note (GRN) Sales/Transfer Receipt module, designed specifically to address gaps in non-monetary produce transfers — enabling seamless batch-level traceability from procurement to processing to node-level transfers. 

Step-by-Step Workflow
  1. Procurement Manager Initiates the Process: 
    The process begins with the procurement manager scanning tokens issued to farmers, followed by weighing and grading the produce on the spot. 
  2. Batch Entry into Inventory: 
    Once graded, the produce is converted into a batch and scanned into the organization’s inventory, creating a unique identity for traceability and stock management. 
  3. Inter-Node Transfer: 
    The same batch is then transferred to another node or processing center — digitally logged through a sales/transfer receipt, excluding payment details. 
  4. Receiving Node Accepts Batch via GRN Scan: 
    At the new node, the batch is scanned again for GRN acceptance, completing the digital handover and allowing the next level of processing or quality checks to begin. 

Results

  • Reduction in manual errors across procurement records 
  • Faster reconciliation between field officers and procurement heads 
  • Real-time inventory updates, enabling better planning and stock visibility 
  • Improved traceability from farmer to organization to end-use, aiding sustainability reporting 
  • Stronger audit readiness with digital records of non-monetary produce movements 

Key Takeaways

  • Not all produce transactions are tied to payments — and your system needs to reflect that 
  • GRN-based digital receipts help build audit-ready, transparent systems 
  • Separation of goods acknowledgment and payment creates flexibility in procurement planning 
  • Digital transfer records reduce paperwork and human error in decentralized agri-networks 
  • TraceX provides a compliance-friendly, scalable solution for organizations managing multiple procurement nodes

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