Bi-O AS launches the Culton X web service to facilitate the exchange of biological propagation material between
everyone who is involved in one way or another in agriculture, forestry and eventually also aquaculture.
As the name implies, this project is related to the Culton project in the sense that the user database as the backbone of generic information about the biological material being recorded. The difference between the projects is that all information in Culton X is about actual physical material and not just generic (encyclopedic) data.
The aim of the platform is to increase access to genetic diversity, and at the same time to inform about and incorporate consideration of it at all stages
- health requirements
- import/export restrictions
- ownership rights
- requirements regarding the maintenance of cultivars, breeds and strains.
Structure and function
This project will be a separate web service consisting of three modules;
- inventory: overview of which cultivars the user has in their cultivation systems, including seeds, plants and animals,
- project: planning and management of cultivation, both for consumption and for propagating material, with accurate data on the latter
- catalogue: offer and ordering of propagating material between users, with a system for logistics and finance
Who can use Culton X?
CultonX will be open to all:
- individuals/households
- member organisations
- businesses
- public and private institutions
Due to the challenges of incorporating the considerations listed above, the platform will initially only be available for exchange within Norway, but the intention is to gradually expand it further.
Ownership and partnership
Culton X is owned by, developed and maintained by CultonX AS.
Culton Foundation (under establishment) and Culton X AS cooperates closely on the basis of a cooperation agreement, which secures that Culton gets all needs concerning data harvesting and technical support covered, and that Culton X is guaranteed the right to use the Culton database as a backbone to be able to serve those needs.
Status and next step
Here are some screenshots from how it looks per August 2022, developed for WordPress. Culton X aims at launch during 2024 on cultonx.net, then mainly on another platform, but eventually with add-ons for WordPress as part of its product range. A mobile app for the system will also be developed.
The user searches for the cultivar and activates it to their inventory list in order to work with it further.
Last Updated on 2023-11-09 by Karl Aakerro