Agriculture & Agrochemicals · Industry Solution

Protect farmers. Protect yields. Protect your brand.

NBR-secured authentication for seeds, fertilizers, crop-protection and animal-health products — engineered for last-mile rural markets.

Industry
Agriculture & Agrochemicals

Fake inputs destroy crops, incomes and brand equity.

  • Offline-capable scan with delayed sync
  • Vernacular voice & UI in 22+ languages
  • Retailer & dealer accountability trails
  • Regulator-ready data feeds

Industry overview

Fake inputs destroy crops, incomes and brand equity.

Agriculture faces some of the highest counterfeit rates of any regulated category. One Trust's NBR platform is purpose-built for the rural last mile — offline-capable scans, vernacular experiences and dealer accountability.

Counterfeit statistics

The scale of the problem.

Of pesticides in emerging markets are counterfeit
25%
Of pesticides in emerging markets are counterfeit
Source · CropLife International
Annual counterfeit crop-protection losses
$10B+
Annual counterfeit crop-protection losses
Of counterfeit fertilizer contains no active nutrient
40%
Of counterfeit fertilizer contains no active nutrient
Of farmers verify inputs when a scan channel exists
70%
Of farmers verify inputs when a scan channel exists

Business risks

What's at stake for agriculture & agrochemicals leaders.

Yield & livelihood loss

Fake inputs cost farmers up to 60% of an expected harvest, and blame lands on the legitimate brand.

Regulatory exposure

Environmental and residue violations trigger licence suspensions.

Channel fraud

Refill and repackaging by informal dealers erodes trust and pricing power.

Cross-border smuggling

Diverted product enters markets where the brand is not licensed to sell.

How One Trust solves it

Field-ready authentication for the rural last mile.

NBR codes are printed on bags, bottles, sachets and tags — including tamper-evident closures. Farmers scan with any Android phone, even offline, and dealers are held accountable via unique KYC-linked scans.

Offline-first scan

PWA caches result and syncs when connectivity returns.

Vernacular experience

Text and voice in 22+ Indian and African languages.

Dealer KYC binding

Every scan tied to the authorised dealer who sold it.

Diversion heatmaps

Spot unauthorised territory sales in real time.

Farmer loyalty

Reward genuine buyers with agronomy content and rebates.

Regulator dashboards

Ready-made feeds for CIB & RC, EU, EPA and CropLife audits.

Workflow

Deployment, end to end.

  1. 01

    Mint NBR identity

    Every SKU/lot receives a Non-Reproducible Barcode with cryptographic anchor at print time.

  2. 02

    Print & apply

    Codes are printed inline at your existing lines — no new hardware, no line slowdown.

  3. 03

    Serialize & aggregate

    Unit → carton → pallet parent-child hierarchy captured across your network.

  4. 04

    Authenticate in the field

    Consumers, retailers, inspectors and partners scan with any smartphone camera.

  5. 05

    Act on intelligence

    Real-time alerts, geo heatmaps and BI feeds flow to your brand-protection team.

ROI

Outcomes that move the P&L.

15–22%
Revenue recovered

From displaced counterfeit and refill fraud.

10M+
Farmers verified

Directly in a single-country rollout.

-65%
Field complaints

As authentic scan volume rises.

2x
Repeat purchase rate

For scan-engaged farmers.

Case study

Enterprise outcomes.

Leading Indian Agrochemical Company · India, Bangladesh, Kenya

Challenge

Counterfeit pesticides eroding a hero-molecule brand and damaging farmer trust across three geographies.

Outcome

NBR + tamper-evident caps on 90M bottles/yr. 4.8M farmers verified in year one; three counterfeit networks prosecuted in partnership with regulators.

Bottles/yr
90M
Bottles/yr
Farmers verified
4.8M
Farmers verified
Counterfeit complaints
-71%
Counterfeit complaints

FAQ

Common questions.

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Tell us about your SKUs, volumes and markets. An enterprise solutions engineer with deep agriculture & agrochemicals experience will get back within one business day.

  • 45-minute technical walkthrough
  • ROI model tailored to your agriculture & agrochemicals SKU mix
  • Reference customers in agriculture & agrochemicals

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