Industry
Cacao
Timeframe
2023-2025
Overview
MiCacao wants to position cocoa farmers by enabling them to comply with European regulation on zero-deforestation for cocoa production through deforestation monitoring by georeferencing and satellite information.
Deforestation contributes to approximately 10% of global greenhouse gas emissions, exacerbating climate change's adverse effects. The European Union has recently enacted regulations to halt the import of goods associated with deforestation. Peru's Ministry of the Environment's National Forest Conservation Program for Climate Change Mitigation reports that in 2020, Peru experienced the loss of 203,000 hectares of forest, with 180,000 hectares due to agricultural deforestation.
In Colombia, deforestation claimed over 174,000 hectares in 2021, with cocoa cultivation being a significant factor. The rising global demand for chocolate is leading to the destruction of tropical forests, the native habitat of cocoa trees.
In response to new regulations and to showcase advancements in zero-deforestation efforts, the MiCacao Project is introducing Open Cacao Chain to Peru and Colombia. Using only their mobile phones, Open Cacao Chain enables stakeholders to input, track data and the origins of cocoa.
Objectives
Implementation of Open Cacao Chain
In the first phase with 200 farmers: 100 in Arauco - Colombia, and 100 in San Martín - Peru.
Scaling it with 4,000+ producers, to subsequently work with large players in the cocoa sector that encourage their suppliers to implement the solution in their supply areas, for rapid growth.
Results in gender equality:
It is expected that 20% of the beneficiaries will be women who own agricultural farms
At least 50% of women confirm that they feel qualified to participate in decision-making regarding the production and marketing of cocoa.