Hello Community !
Building on in-depth reviews conducted earlier this year, and thanks to our recent funding, we have established a unified global roadmap for OFN. Thank you to the community for all the thoughtful feedback in the process, we are confident the roadmap sets us on a path to better reflect our community’s and user future needs.
In parallel to core development, over the holiday break we are also prototyping new forms of operational tracking which we will share in due time.
UPDATED 2025+ GLOBAL OFN PRODUCT ROADMAP here
FEEDBACK? We will be holding a European and US friendly hour to run through the direction, and get community feedback – specifically on the design work we’ll be prioritising in Q1.
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January 20th EU 9AM TBC on this meeting link
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January TBC on this meeting link
Many thanks,
Rachel, Mario & Genevieve
FUNDED FEATURES [Q4 *ESTIMATES]
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Webhook for Payment Notification https://github.com/openfoodfoundation/openfoodnetwork/issues/13481
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Taler payments (Enable taler payments in Switzerland) https://github.com/openfoodfoundation/taler-ruby/issues
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Bulk actions on product catalog (flower farms) https://github.com/openfoodfoundation/openfoodnetwork/issues/13268
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Paying with credits https://github.com/openfoodfoundation/openfoodnetwork/milestone/80
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(To be confirmed by CoopCircuits) Ability for distributor to create source variants https://github.com/openfoodfoundation/openfoodnetwork/issues/13559
CORE SPRINT [1H 2026 *Aspirational Timeline]
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Functional UX Upgrade - Discovery through to Checkout
- Ensure a seamless end user experience from discovery through to checkout, including improving store branding, order functionality, product listing experience [Scoping design phase/ to be posted soon for inputs]
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Improve platform experience for hub & producer workflows
- Ensure platform experience tailored to the specific workflows/role interfaces and needs of each distinct OFN user group: producers, hub managers/aggregators, and various buyer types (direct consumers, retailers, wholesalers) [Scoping design phase / to be posted soon for inputs]
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Remove Tech-debt
- Improve backend latency and system stability https://github.com/orgs/openfoodfoundation/projects/8/views/4
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Industry Interoperability & Data Portability
- Enable producers to enter their information once X platforms (LiteFarm, Open Food Network and Market Organic) through shared standards opening up new markets, less time on navigating tools [Early Stage Development]
REGIONAL PRODUCER DIRECTORIES/MAPS
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Directories with maps [*beta* in development / please contact us if there are opportunities] example https://cqcm.coop/initiatives/poles-logistiques-agroalimentaires | Demo video: https://bbb.paquerette.eu/playback/video/f948430dd272495b317fdadb58e108d81e5ea31d-1759395503882/
- Status: We are operating on the hypothesis that regional collectives have an appetite for building these specialised maps to collaborate and attract buyers (direct consumers, wholesale, retail). A natural step beyond this foundational work is the aggregation of inventory and collective sales (i.e. ecommerce), note we are developing a point of view document within the DFC standards working group to share learnings/potential path forward.
GOOD FOOD FOR ALL | VOUCHERS
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Alpha complete in Australia [*Alpha* development on hold pending future funding / please contact us if there are opportunities] https://good-food-for-all.raiselysite.com/
- Status: The team is currently pursuing Australian funding to support both produce & program development. We believe based on community inputs and the significant love we’ve felt for the program from end users/stakeholders, has significant global demand. This product whilst still in alpha stage, could unlock fundraising capabilities for small food hubs and producers through the Raisely platform. We are keen to explore and discuss new opportunities that may validate this hypothesis.