An App to unbureaucratize the work of Swiss farmers
The application “My agricultural data sharing”, successfully tested in late 2020 in the canton of Fribourg, will speed up the exchange of information
The Federal Office of Agriculture simplifies data management for farmers. A new electronic application allows companies to quickly and securely transmit already recorded farm data to third parties, such as label organizations.
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Farmers need to be relieved of their administrative burden; wherever possible, the FOAG is helping to reduce bureaucracy for managers. To simplify data management, the agency commissioned by the federal government has launched the electronic application “My Agricultural Data Sharing”.
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It allows operators to process their consent to transfer their data to third parties such as label organizations in the portal www.agate.ch at any time without additional administrative work.
Third-party organizations wishing to use shared data from the agricultural sector (e.g., farm data) submit an application to that effect to the Federal Office of Agriculture, indicating, among other things, the purpose of use.
Based on the information provided, in the application the farmers decide whether they consent to the transfer of their data.
Fribourg experiment at the end of the year
During a pilot phase at the end of 2020 in the canton of Fribourg, local farmers tested the application “My agricultural data sharing” with satisfactory results.
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In particular, they were able to give their consent for their data to be transmitted to two organizations as recipients of the data and to consult their data themselves.
