‘Cowbot’: JBS launches tool to enhance socio-environmental monitoring in the livestock supply chain

JBS now has the support of a new platform for free consultations on the socio-environmental status of livestock supply chains. Named ‘Cowbot’, the tool can be used by livestock farmers, whether they supply to JBS or not, as a pre-negotiation consultation, contributing to the traceability of third-party supply chains.

Through a chat that interacts with interested parties, the company offers for free the same information used to track its supply chain. To do this, users simply share the geolocation data or CAR number of the property they are negotiating with the bot.

Within a few minutes, the tool can inform whether that property complies with socio-environmental criteria, such as not being located in deforested areas, indigenous or quilombola lands, or environmental conservation units. The property also cannot have environmental embargoes. The tool can be used to verify the compliance of any rural property, including grain purchases and other agricultural commodities. A prior registration is required to use the service.

Since operations began at the beginning of the year, Cowbot has recorded over 2,600 accesses. By May, 533 analysis requests were registered per month, averaging 124 per week and 21 per day. “The tool was developed for our suppliers to make a very quick and easy consultation. It is another action in our transparency strategy and an invitation for the direct supplier to monitor their own supply chain,” explains Fábio Dias, Director of Livestock at Friboi and leader of Regenerative Agriculture at JBS Brazil.

The company’s goal is to facilitate the traceability of the commodity chain throughout the national territory, similar to the Pecuária Transparente platform. “And most importantly: the livestock farmer can do all this in just three minutes before buying cattle,” notes the executive.

‘Pecuária Transparente’

The Pecuária Transparente platform is a pioneering initiative by JBS in the sector. Within a free online platform, using blockchain technology, it allows all transactions from cattle suppliers to be recorded, increasing transparency in the bovine production chain across the national territory. “The action contributes to the evolution of national livestock farming and reinforces the sustainability of each operation involved, with a total guarantee of data security, integrity, and confidentiality,” explains Dias.

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