STAR: traceable, resilient farmer groups
Strengthening Traceability, Accountability and Resilience β a collaborative project bringing digital farm data, climate adaptation and Good Agricultural Practices to lead cocoa farmers in the Kakum enclave.
Sustainable cocoa, backed by data
The STAR project, funded by the Rainforest Alliance's Africa Cocoa Fund, set out to improve sustainable cocoa production in the Kakum enclave of Ghana's Central Region.
It promoted Integrated Management Systems and traceability, climate adaptation, farm geodata collection, Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs), and Skills for Marketing and Rural Transformation (SMART) strategies among lead cocoa farmers.
All participating farms were fully mapped and integrated into a digital platform β driving a substantial rise in traceable cocoa farms owned by farmer-group members.
Five building blocks of resilient farming
IMS & Traceability
Integrated Management Systems and end-to-end traceability of cocoa.
Climate Adaptation
Practices that help farms withstand a changing climate.
Farm Geodata
Every farm mapped and integrated into a digital platform.
Good Agricultural Practices
GAPs that raise productivity while protecting the land.
SMART Strategies
Skills for Marketing and Rural Transformation β connecting lead farmers to better markets and stronger, more accountable farmer groups.
Results you can measure
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