RhizoSource connects chocolate companies with smallholder cacao farmers practicing regenerative agriculture, utilizing agroforestry techniques to enhance soil health and carbon sequestration. This approach addresses the challenges of deforestation and declining yields in cacao production, ensuring a sustainable and transparent supply chain.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
Product
Problem
Smallholder cacao farmers face challenges such as deforestation, declining yields, and climate change impacts, threatening the sustainability of cacao production. Chocolate companies lack direct access to sustainably sourced cacao, hindering their ability to meet consumer demand for ethical and environmentally friendly products.
Solution
RhizoSource connects chocolate companies with smallholder cacao farmers in Côte d’Ivoire, facilitating the adoption of regenerative agriculture practices like agroforestry. The platform provides farmers with agronomic support and incentivized compensation to transition to sustainable farming methods. By promoting agroforestry, RhizoSource helps farmers cultivate resilient cacao that sequesters carbon and improves soil health, ensuring a long-term future for cacao and chocolate. This model offers chocolate companies direct, transparent access to high-quality, decarbonized cacao grown with regenerative practices.
Target Audience
The primary target audience includes chocolate companies seeking sustainably sourced cacao and smallholder cacao farmers in Côte d’Ivoire looking to adopt regenerative agriculture practices.
Features
- Platform connecting chocolate companies directly with cacao farmer cooperatives.
- Focus on regenerative agriculture practices, specifically agroforestry.
- Agronomic support and incentivized compensation for farmers.
- Transparent and traceable cacao sourcing.
- Cacao that sequesters carbon and improves soil health.
- Digital solutions for smallholder farmers.