Observed arrival · 2026-10-01
Origen Contado puts producer and payment records on the label
A proposed QR-based origin record for Colombian smallholder cacao and coffee, tracing producers, handoffs, verification, and the price paid.
- For
- Colombian producer associations, coffee roasters, and chocolate makers
- Worth noticing
- Each data point is labeled declared, corroborated, or independently verified, with the supporting party identified.
Field notes
The described workflow starts with a weighed delivery and a receipt the producer can confirm or dispute, then records later handling steps in sequence. The site says mixed lots retain each contributing neighbor on the list, and that a person publishes the generated record from fixed templates in four languages. It also states that exact farm locations stay private and producers can reverse their choice about being named or pictured.
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