Connecting Local Farms to Global Markets  

Vietnamese dragon fruit exporters have long relied on fragmented paper and computer records, making certification and provenance difficult to verify. The APEC Connect Empowering Local Agricultural Producers with a Global Trading Identity program piloted a blockchain-based app for red-flesh dragon fruit from Long An to Australia, recording production, treatment, phytosanitary status, and export information through QR codes. Farms with production-area codes and industry-standard processing have dramatically increased their revenue over that of farms not using the technology.