Method and system for agricultural data collection and management

A system for tracking a product in a supply chain, comprising:

• a relay database configured to store identification data uniquely identifying the product and event data relating to a supply chain process step for the product;
• a data collection tool configured to capture the identification data and the event data;
• a data collection interface between the data collection tool and the relay database, the data collection interface providing the relay database with access to the identification data and the event data;
• a reporting tool configured to generate a product tracking request;
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• a data conversion interface between the relay database and the reporting tool, the data conversion interface providing the reporting tool with access to the identification data and the event data stored in the relay database, and transmitting the identification data and/or the event data stored in the relay database to the reporting tool according to the product tracking request.

Computer executable program code stored on a computer readable medium, said computer executable program code for use in tracking a product in a supply chain, the computer executable program code comprising:

• code to capture identification data uniquely identifying the product and event data relating to a supply chain process step for the product, via a data collection tool;
• code to establish a data collection interface between the data collection tool and a relay database, the data collection interface providing the relay database with access to the identification data and the event data;
• code to store the identification data and the event data in the relay database;
• code to receive a product tracking request from a reporting tool;
• code to establishing a data conversion interface between the relay database and the reporting tool, the data conversion interface providing the reporting tool with access to the identification data and the event data stored in the relay database;
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• code to transmit the identification data and/or the event data stored in the relay database to the reporting tool via the data conversion interface according to the product tracking request.