How Information Communication Technology Can Enhance Evidence-Based Decisions and Farm-to-Fork Animal Traceability for Livestock Farmers

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A proposed conceptual framework for a national traceability system and a data management system that will allow data collection from farm level (farmer) to national level (policymaker). The proposed framework comprises different tools and technologies, i.e., the use of mobile phones, traceability systems, and Internet that can be used for data collection and animal traceability and enhance evidence-based decision-making from farm to fork. The proposed framework will allow farmers to collected data electronical through the mobile devices or computer and this information will be stored to the local district/regional server, while other information from other stakeholders such as butchers or slathering houses will also be collected. All of this information will be aggregated to the national databases for policy and other decision-making.