products, and exporters that support traceability, responsible sourcing and exports. Our partners have a legal obligation to apply the EUDR, since the regulation targets companies placing cocoa on the EU market. Together, we enable our mission of traceable deforestation free cocoa.
II. Deforestation Risk Analysis Protocol
1. Completion of the Farmer Register and Farmer Master Dataset (FMD)
What? Tony’s Open Chain, together with partner cooperatives and partners in the Tony’s Open Chain Supply Network, aligns on a list of farmers that will be eligible to deliver cocoa prior to the start of every season. This list of farmers is based on validated data that allows Tony’s Open Chain to trace exactly which farmers and plots deliver cocoa into the supply chain, and to perform various analyses, including deforestation risk analysis.
When? Before the cocoa season begins
Key steps in the process: • Data request : Tony’s Open Chain requests partner cooperatives to submit farmer and farm data via email, with specific requirements for the Farmer Register. This includes assigning a unique code to each farmer and farm, recording their information in a single Excel row, and using a standardized format with structured names (Last Name, First Name). Geolocation data for all cocoa plots must be provided. Each polygon must be associated with the correct farmer code from the farmer/farm register. The productive cocoa area (in hectares) must be polygon-mapped and linked to a unique polygon in the polygon database. • Revision : The data submitted by partner cooperatives is reviewed for completeness, accuracy, and consistency by Tony's Open Chain and relevant partners in the Tony’s Open Chain Supply Network. Partner cooperatives will be asked to correct any data errors or issues identified through this process (for example, completing required information that may be missing, correcting inaccurate data formatting, or addressing polygon overlaps and re-mapping plots where applicable).
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