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Weather, Tariffs, and Crop Yields: The Triple Risk Facing Brazil’s Coffee Chain
Executive Summaries: Brazil’s coffee sector is being squeezed by a triple th reat of climate volatility, steep US tariffs, and supply chain delays, driving lower yields, higher costs, and urgent pressure to adopt traceability systems. In August 2025, Brazil exported 3.1 million bags of coffee, a 14.3% rebound from July, but still 17.5% below the same month last year (Rabo Bank, 2025). Non-compliance carries significant risks, including lost contracts, market exclusion, and
Gusi Ayu Putri Chandrika Sari
Apr 169 min read
How Ecuador Can Ascend to the World’s No. 2 Cocoa Producer and What the Cacao Sector Must Do to Sustain Its Rise
Ecuador cacao is at the center of a historic shift in the global cocoa market. As declining yields and structural challenges disrupt West African supply, Ecuador is rapidly emerging as a leading force—driven by rising prices, renewed farm-level investment, and agroforestry-based cacao systems. Yet sustaining this momentum will require more than favorable market conditions. Data-driven traceability, regulatory compliance, farmer capacity building, and climate resilience are no
Gusi Ayu Putri Chandrika Sari
Dec 15, 20259 min read
Strengthening the Amazon Bioeconomy: Insights from nexBio Amazônia 2025
Silvan Ziegler, Senior Head of Market at Koltiva, highlights how Nexbio Amazonia advances traceability and biodiversity monitoring to strengthen the Amazon’s living bioeconomy. Through collaboration with local innovators and communities, these efforts promote forest conservation and sustainable livelihoods across the region.
Silvan Ziegler
Sep 12, 202510 min read
Driving Traceability and Inclusion in Mexico’s Agri-Food Sector: Koltiva at Foro Global Agroaglimentario 2025
Executive Summaries: Mexico’s food traceability market was valued at USD 257 million in 2023 and is forecasted to grow to USD 425 million...
Gusi Ayu Putri Chandrika Sari
Sep 9, 20256 min read
Empowering Geographical Indications with Technology: KOLTIVA at oriGIn 2025 Expert Meeting in Geneva
Koltiva joined the global stage at the oriGIn 2025 Expert Meeting in Geneva to spotlight how digital traceability can protect Geographical Indications (GIs) and empower smallholder producers. As one of the few tech providers present, Koltiva shared real-world solutions enabling transparent, inclusive supply chains, cross-border GI enforcement, and ESG compliance—unlocking sustainable trade and rural development through innovation.
Gusi Ayu Putri Chandrika Sari
Jun 11, 20254 min read
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Scaling Agroforestry Services Across Indonesia’s Conservation-Priority Agricultural Landscapes
Discover how KOLTIVA supports agroforestry across conservation-priority landscapes in Indonesia through farm and plot assessment, demonstration plots, rehabilitation and replanting, soil health management, and producer capacity building, connecting conservation, resilient livelihoods, and sustainable cocoa and coffee production. Agroforestry Services can help conservation organizations, sustainability programs, and agricultural supply chains turn landscape restoration goals i
3 days ago7 min read
How Cocoa Companies Can Operationalize Supplier Evidence, Geospatial Assessment, Production Traceability, and TRACES Submission
Editor's Note: A geolocation pin and a supplier declaration used to be enough to call a shipment "EUDR-ready." What regulators and buyers actually want to see now is not just information on who produced or supplied the product and where it was grown, but also whether the plot was legally producing before the applicable cutoff date, how the risk was assessed, and whether the paperwork lines up cleanly enough to survive an audit. Most sourcing teams in cocoa, coffee, palm oil,
4 days ago11 min read
The 2.1% Gap: Why EUDR Sourcing Needs Post-Harvest Traceability & Field Work
Editor's Note: Ask a procurement or sourcing team what EUDR compliance actually requires, and the answer usually stops at the farm gate: map the plot, geotag it, file the Due Diligence Statement. That assumption is worth challenging, because it's incomplete in a way that costs money. The stage where most food loss actually happens, harvest to retail, not the farm itself, is also the stage where traceability records most often break down. A geotagged plot doesn't stay complia
5 days ago14 min read
Polygon Quality Matters: Why Geolocation Accuracy Will Define EUDR-Ready Coffee Procurement
Editor’s Note: As EUDR reshapes global coffee supply chains, compliance is evolving into a broader question of sourcing intelligence. This article explores why geolocation accuracy, polygon verification, and farm-level traceability will determine which coffee buyers can confidently access regulated markets, manage supplier risk, and build resilient sourcing networks. Moving beyond certification-based assurance, it highlights how EUDR-ready coffee procurement now depends on tr
Jul 2811 min read
Can Cocoa Truly Go Green? What Asia-Pacific Is Teaching the World About Sustainable Cocoa Supply Chain
As climate change, evolving regulations, and responsible sourcing reshape the cocoa industry, Asia-Pacific is demonstrating how sustainable cocoa supply chains can move beyond compliance. Explore how digital traceability, geospatial intelligence, farmer capacity building, and sustainability intelligence help businesses strengthen resilience, improve transparency, and create measurable impact across global cocoa sourcing.
Jul 2310 min read
Certification Impact: The Economic Advantage of Sustainability for Ecuador's Cocoa Sector with KOLTIVA
Sustainability certification is reshaping Ecuador cocoa supply chains. Explore how KOLTIVA's digital certification solution enables agribusinesses to scale compliance across smallholder networks, improve audit readiness, and create lasting value through transparent, traceable, and resilient cocoa production.
Jun 306 min read
From 6 Million Smallholders to Plot-Level Accountability: Why Natural Rubber Traceability Is Being Redefined?
Natural rubber traceability is evolving beyond supplier declarations toward plot-level accountability. As global regulations such as the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) reshape sourcing expectations, rubber companies must adopt verifiable, farm-level data to strengthen supply chain transparency, support smallholders, reduce compliance risks, and build resilient, deforestation-free supply chains for long-term market access.
Jun 258 min read
China’s €7.1B Wood and €4.01B Rubber Exports: Agricultural Product Traceability Is Becoming Non-Negotiable
China exports over €11 billion worth of wood and rubber products to the EU each year, making agricultural product traceability a critical requirement for market access. As regulations such as EUDR and FSMA demand verifiable origin data, Chinese supply chains face growing pressure to move beyond documentation and build end-to-end traceability systems that can prove legality, sustainability, and compliance.
Jun 2311 min read
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