tim morch

Cocoa’s roughly 90% waste-to-product ratio is among the highest in agriculture when you compare dried bean weight to total pod weight, with each ton of dry cocoa beans generating eight to ten tons of wet cocoa pod husk. This makes by-product valorization particularly critical for sustainability. The whole-fruit circular economy is a model that upcycles and monetizes CPH, pulp, and cocoa bean shell, rather than beans alone.

Increasing awareness of complex global agricultural supply chains starts with connecting producers and consumers, who often have limited knowledge about a product's origin. Building traceable supply chains rewards critical first-mile producers and provides transparency for conscious consumers.

EUDR compliance presents an opportunity to empower smallholder cacao farmers in Thailand by building a sustainable, verifiable supply chain.