Food Supply Chain Traceability: A Multiple Case Study from Alto Tietê Region, Brazil

Traceability is one way to ensure food supply chain transparency. However, when food is produced by family farmers, especially in communities with low levels of education and a lack of TI infrastructure, traceability becomes a major challenge. This article verified the adequacy of the family farmer to the traceability of the food production chain through the application of a multiple case study in Alto Tietê region, Brazil. The results showed that most farmers have an incomplete elementary education (55%), largely work alone in production, and are unable to carry out traceability due to the lack of pesticide registration, which makes implementation unfeasible even if the community has IT infrastructure.