Ghana Cocoa Traceability System for smallholders

Track every bean from farm to European port

Ghana's 800,000 smallholder cocoa farmers supply up to 65% of exports to the EU. The Ghana Cocoa Traceability System (GCTS), launched for the 2025/26 harvest with GIZ support, tracks beans from pod to port, proving sustainable production for European buyers while raising farm incomes.

What you can do

• Cocoa cooperatives: register farms on GCTS and keep GPS polygon maps current
• Chocolate brands and buyers: source through traceable lots that meet EU due-diligence rules
• Students and advocates: learn how traceability backs forest protection and child-labour safeguards

How it works

The Ghana Cocoa Board coordinates nationwide rollout; transparency platforms like SASI link Ghanaian farms with European ports such as Hamburg and Rotterdam.

Why it matters

Traceability turns a commodity crop into verified livelihoods, farmers benefit when the chain is visible.

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Source: GIZ Story Portal · Story: A valuable harvest.