Farmers control their data. That's the point.
For you, it is risk reduction: a legal basis through consent, clear provenance, better quality — and no vendor lock-in.
On Farmer1st, farmers control their data. Consent is recorded for each use, can be revoked for future uses, and farmers can see who uses what. Data can be hosted in its country of origin, is encrypted in transit and at rest, and every access is logged. National systems are integrated, not competed with.
What does Farmer1st commit to on farmer data?
Farmer consent
Farmers decide what is shared, with whom and for what. Consent is recorded, not assumed.
In-country hosting
Data can be hosted in the country it comes from — national systems are integrated, not competed with.
Encrypted end to end
From the field device to the report, data is encrypted in transit and at rest.
AIOffline-first in the field, with AI added to support farmers and the teams who work with them.
How does farmer consent work on Farmer1st?
Consent is not a checkbox signed once at registration. It is a record attached to each use of the data.
Recorded per use
Each purpose — EUDR due diligence, a survey, a training programme, a carbon project — has its own consent, with who asked, when and for what.
Explained in the farmer's language
Farmers are told what will be shared and why, in a language they understand, by the field agent or in the farmer app.
Revocable for future uses
A farmer can withdraw consent. From that moment the data is no longer used for that purpose; records already required by law, such as submitted due diligence, are kept as the law requires.
Visible to the farmer
Farmers can see which organisations use their data and for what purpose.
Where is the data hosted and how is it protected?
We describe principles here, not architecture. Details are shared with your security and legal teams when we work together.
Hosted where it belongs
Data can be hosted in the country it comes from, to meet national data-residency rules and the expectations of governments and farmers.
In transit and at rest
Data is encrypted from the field device to the report, and while stored.
Least privilege
Each organisation, team and user sees only what its role and the farmer's consent allow.
A complete audit trail
Who created, changed, accessed or shared a record, and when, is logged — so provenance can be proven to an auditor or a regulator.
How does Farmer1st work with national traceability systems?
Where a country runs its own farmer registry or traceability system, Farmer1st integrates with it. We don't compete with it.
Is Farmer1st aligned with GDPR?
Our data practices follow GDPR-aligned principles, applied to every country we work in, alongside local data-protection laws.
Lawful basis
Consent or another clear legal basis for every processing purpose.
Purpose limitation
Data collected for one purpose is not reused for another without a new basis.
Data minimisation
We collect what the service needs, not everything that could be collected.
Rights of the people concerned
Access, correction, deletion and objection, exercised through the organisation that collected the data or through us.
Bring your data-protection questions to the scoping conversation.
Tell us about your supply chain and your constraints, and we come back with a first sketch of your service.
Frequently asked questions
Who owns farmer data on Farmer1st?
Farmers control data about themselves and their plots. Organisations use it under recorded consent for stated purposes, and keep ownership of their own commercial data.
Can a farmer withdraw consent?
Yes. Consent can be revoked for future uses at any time. Records that a law requires to be kept, such as submitted due diligence information, are retained as that law requires.
Can our data be hosted in a specific country?
Yes. Data can be hosted in the country it comes from, to meet national data-residency requirements. We agree hosting with you and, where relevant, with national authorities.
Can other buyers see our commercial data?
No. Prices, volumes and supplier relationships stay private to your organisation. Your farmer registry and plot polygons stay private too. On the pre-competitive network, something is pooled only if you and the other buyers decide so, such as fraud detection across buyers, on terms you set together.
How does consent help with EUDR and CSDDD?
Recorded consent gives you a legal basis for processing farmer data, and the audit trail shows where each piece of evidence came from. Both reduce the risk that your due diligence rests on data you cannot account for.
