Reintegration Our work is unique in that we work to protect forests whilst also ensuring cocoa farmers are given a fair chance to re-enter the supply chain. As such, Tony’s Open Chain also developed a reintegration protocol this season. Reintegration refers to the process of bringing a farm back into Tony’s Open Chain’s supply chain registry which was formerly removed due to deforestation concerns. This reintegration process occurs once the farm has successfully remediated its deforestation activities, demonstrating that key performance indicators, such as restoring targeted areas from bare soil to young forest within a pre-defined timeframe, have been met. In such cases, the farm is remapped and reintegrated into Tony’s Open Chain’s supply chain, provided that the updated map is also confirmed as deforestation-free by our external Deforestation Risk Analysis providers. As the first set of remediation efforts was initiated this season, no farms have yet re-entered through this process.
Prevention In the 2024/25 season, 13 cocoa farms in Tony’s Open Chain’s supply chain were identified as being at high risk of future deforestation. These are typically cases where field observations and discussions with farmers reveal urgent needs for farm renovation – such as ageing or dying cocoa trees and a lack of financial resources to replant. When trees produce little or no yield, farmers are more likely to feel pressured to clear the land in search of more productive options, thus increasing the risk of deforestation. In such cases, early identification and targeted support are essential to prevent forest loss. We are mitigating the risk at these farms by supporting the farmers to either rejuvenate their farms or plant new trees on existing land. In 2025/26, we will strengthen our prevention efforts by further enhancing our risk analysis methodology. This includes expanding the scope of work carried out by our Deforestation Risk Analysis providers to incorporate probabilistic risk analysis. This additional analysis will enable us to understand the probability level of future deforestation on each farm, which will enable more targeted prevention efforts across the supply chain. More broadly, our new productivity programme will also play a critical role in preventing deforestation in the long term.
The shade trees you have brought me, when they grow, they will make shade to cover my cocoa so that the sun cannot penetrate [...] When the coconut grows and bears fruits, I will get some to eat and sell to the market. When you go to the market now, one coconut is 10 CEDIS. It will make me money.
Male Ghanaian farmer
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