Agriculture is shifting from productivity to provability. As global due diligence and sustainability regulations tighten, transparency is no longer optional; it is market access. For smallholder-driven economies, fragmented traceability pilots cannot manage systemic compliance risk. Traceability must evolve into Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI): population-scale, interoperable, consent-based, and built as a public good.
This requires verified identities, geo-referenced land records, standardised supply chain event capture, and secure data governance. When physical production is mirrored in trusted digital systems, supply chains gain accountability and nations gain competitiveness. The next phase of agricultural trade will be defined not just by commodity power, but by credibility power.