process as part of the standard protocol. H owever, there may be additional, case -specific questions (e.g. relating to proof of the legality of agriculture in a specific protect ed area) or technical requirements (e.g. drone imagery) that need to be provided which fall outside of this . Tony’s Open Chain’s specialists will identify any such additional questions /requirements prior to the ground - truthing mission .
3. Scheduling visits : Tony’s Open Chain, in consultation with partner cooperatives, establishes appropriate dates for the ground -truthing missions.
2. Ground -truthing (1 January – 1 April) 1. The ground -truthing mission —led by the Tony’s Open Chain country productivity lead —consist of two parts (cooperative level
investigation and
farm level investigation ). Both investigations consist of
questionnaires to the
cooperative and the farmer that are completed digitally to facilitate data sharing and data quality. a. During the coop erative level investigation , Tony’s Open Chain aims to confirm the farm ownership, verify the existence of multiple farms for this producer (if applicable) , and the size of all farms, among other checks. b. During the farm level investigation , a farm level questionnaire will gather detailed, site -specific information about farming practices, land use, any changes in vegetation cover on individual farms and potential overlap with protected and deforested areas . If a farmer or cooperative does not wish to participate in the ground -truthing process, the farmer concerned will remain excluded from the T ony’s Open Chain supply chain . In such cases, t here will be no remediation support . in Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire responsible for the management of the cocoa sector and for protection of protected areas will also take place when relevant , to verify the farm ’s deforestation status according to their deforestation risk assessments. This will also include a check on whether the farm is compliant with forest
2. A consultation with competent authorities
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