Farm traceability and EUDR vegetation assessments

Problem

A supplier had no single system for farms, commodities, and the EUDR requirement to assess deforestation and afforestation on selected farmer land. The parties in the chain also needed a way to follow a commodity through the supply chain.

Solution

The platform connects farms, commodities, batches, and supply-chain events, so a commodity can be followed through the chain. On selected farmer land it runs deforestation and afforestation assessments for EUDR. The API sends farm boundaries to Open Foris WHISP and Global Forest Watch. If a provider key is missing, the assessment is marked as a fallback rather than live evidence.

What I handled

I built the system for the client: the Next.js application, the Express API, and the assessment flow.

Impact

Ewa Adeyemo, Director of Operations at Maturis GmbH, was the client and used the system.

Architecture & Technical Decisions

A Next.js application in front of an Express API and PostgreSQL. Assessments call WHISP and Global Forest Watch. Docker is used so the API and database can run together.

Architecture pattern

Modular Express API and a Next.js application

Hosting & deployment

Docker for the API and PostgreSQL. The Next.js app is deployed separately.

Data layer

PostgreSQL via Prisma

Integrations & services

Open Foris WHISP, Global Forest Watch, Turf.js for farm boundaries