Food & GardenAccraGhana Cocoa Traceability System for smallholdersTrack 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. Source & repost Shared here so you can get inspired or find action already happening near you. Solarpunker does not own or organise it. Source: GIZ Story Portal · Story: A valuable harvest.cocoatraceabilityGhanasmallholderssupply-chain
Food & GardenDar es SalaamMazaoHub AI soil testing for smallholdersPersonal agronomic advice at field scale MazaoHub (Dar es Salaam, Tanzania) combines AI-powered soil testing with personal agronomic advice. Impacc reports 54,000 smallholder farmers already using the service, with average yield gains of 150% per hectare. The goal is resilient agriculture for Tanzania, and eventually across Africa. What you can do - Enrol as a smallholder farmer to access soil testing and tailored crop guidance - Host a farmer field day demonstrating how data-led advice reduces guesswork on fertiliser and planting - Adapt the model: mobile soil labs plus agronomists who speak the language of local plots How to participate - Follow enrolment and service-area updates on the MazaoHub portfolio page Why it matters Food sovereignty starts in the soil. Affordable testing plus human advice turns marginal farms into reliable community food sources. Source & repost Shared here so you can get inspired or find action already happening near you. Solarpunker does not own or organise it. Source: Impacc · Portfolio: MazaoHub.agriculturesoilAIsmallholdersTanzania
