4. Technical collaboration and shared roles & responsibilities
Partner cooperatives are crucial to our core activities, including supply chain traceability, social traceability and cocoa productivity. We are proud to support our partner cooperatives’ strength-building as they own the implementation of the 5 Sourcing Principles, which are ingrained in their business practices. We have dedicated teams in Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana who work very closely with partner cooperatives on a day-to- day basis; providing technical support towards implementation of the programmes.
5. Data sharing Many cocoa cooperatives in West Africa currently lack access to data relating to their supply chain, which limits their ability to innovate and make informed decisions. Tony’s Open Chain aims to change this by ensuring that partner cooperatives can access and use the data from all implemented Tony’s Open Chain programmes. This access to data enables the partner cooperatives to better shape their programmes, revisit successful practices and explore new concepts that truly benefit cocoa farmers. Implementation of meaningful actions begins with actionable data. Having an up-to-date farmer register, knowing which exact land plots the cocoa is coming from, and tracking the flow of beans, for example, allows for better scrutiny of payment flows, enabling cooperatives to address any issues that arise throughout this process in a targeted manner.
Ultimately, Tony’s Open Chain’s cooperative-centric approach is critical to enabling impact in the communities where cocoa is sourced. We are proud to support partner cooperatives’ strength building as they own the implementation of Tony’s Open Chain’s 5 Sourcing Principles, which are ingrained in their business practices.
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