Individual Buying Transaction Overview
An Individual Buying transaction records the sale of agricultural products from a smallholder farmer to a buying station.
During an Individual Buying transaction, the smallholder farmer delivers a small amount of product to the buying station. A buying station is a central point in a region or village that is the first point of sale with direct contact with the smallholder farmer. A Buying Station Manager receives the sacks of agricultural product and records the transaction in the Rural Sourcing Management application. The application allows the Buying Station Manager to capture the volume of the delivery and record some quality indicators.
- The smallholder farmer and the Buying Station Manager meet face-to-face
- The smallholder farmer delivers product to a Buying Station and proves his or her identity by providing name, ID number, and so on
- The Buying Station Manager weighs and counts the sacks
- The Buying Station Manager can also conduct quality checks at this time
Configuration is set up by the system administrator through the Web interface in conjunction with SAP personnel, as described in the Administration Guide.