Streamlining Agri Procurement with Single & Two-Stage Flexibility

A leading tobacco company aimed to implement Traceability throughout their organization, from sowing/plantation to tobacco leaf export. They seeked to manage their farmers, farmlands, field technicians, and tobacco procurement comprehensively. 

Streamlining Agri Procurement, Agri Procurement

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 

Product Features Used

  • Hierarchical Setup and Role Management 
  • Grower Management 
  • Leaf Tobacco Farmer Workflow 
  • Procurement Process Software 

Challenge 

Procurement agents relied heavily on Excel sheets and WhatsApp messages to manage purchases across regions. The process varied by crop, co-op, and buyer contract: 

  • In some cases, price, weight, and grade had to be finalized on the spot (Single Stage). 
  • In others, initial quantity and grade were recorded, but price was confirmed only after lab grading or buyer approval (Two Stage). 
  • Procurement data was fragmented, slowing reconciliation, payments, and shipment readiness. 

This led to frequent issues like: 

  • Double data entry 
  • Inaccurate farmer payments 
  • Delayed dispatches and non-compliant batches 

The Solution:

The Tobacco company adopted the TraceX Procurement Module with both Single Stage and Two Stage flexibility: 

Single Stage Procurement was configured for high-volume, tobacco leaf allowing agents to capture weight, price, and grade in one go using a mobile app. 

Two Stage Procurement was used for high-value, export-oriented tobacco leaf . Field agents captured weight and grade at the farm gate. Price was assigned later based on centralized quality validation and buyer rate approval. 

Configurable workflows allowed them to standardize procurement without compromising on local practices or buyer needs. 

Results

  • Faster procurement cycle time during peak harvest 
  • Accuracy in farmer payment reconciliation 
  • Reduced quality rejection rates by capturing consistent grade data 
  • Higher agent productivity with reduced manual paperwork 
  • Streamlined compliance for export documentation and traceability 

Key Takeaways

  • Flexibility wins: Supporting both one-touch and staged procurement improved accuracy and adoption. 
  • Local to global ready: The company could comply with both domestic and export buyer workflows. 
  • Digitization is scalable: From procurement to traceability, digitized records laid the foundation for compliance readiness. 

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