DELIVER VERIFIED DATA ON QUALITY, LEGAL COMPLIANCE, ENABLE TRANSPARENCY AND DATA ETHICS THROUGHOUT VALUE CHAIN
From farmer to consumer
we leverage cutting-edge technologies and operationalize novel data science principles for ethical, secure and immutable data sharing that support transparent, fair, sustainable and future-ready value-chains.
Our Commitment to Sustainable Development Goals
17 GOALS | Sustainable Development
The Cacao-Tech project has indirectly received funding from the European Union’s Horizon Europe research and innovation action programme, via the DRG4FOOD – Open Call #2 issued and executed under the DRG4FOOD project (Grant Agreement no. 101086523).
Mission:
We apply data science to improve the quality of food, life, and work — empowering farmers, reducing waste, and building trust.
Vision:
A future where transparent, inclusive, ethical data sharing connects farmers, markets and consumers for better products and healthier planet.
Building transparent, fair and future‑ready commodity value‑chains
We bring together scientists and industry partners to tackle long‑standing challenges in the food industry. Cacao‑Tech works to customize the solutions for your individual requirement. We deliver the information systems to make cacao production more transparent, sustainable, and beneficial for everyone by combining science, technology, and ethics that create lasting impact.
Specialist in impact investment and sustainable finance for agriculture. In Cacao‑Tech, Sabine highlights how data creates real value — reducing waste, increasing farmer income, and building more sustainable food systems.
She leads the business and market component, transforming cacao pulp into high‑value products, reducing waste, and creating new opportunities for farmers through circular economy solutions.
Expert in digital transformation of cropping systems and crop improvement. Jana leads the implementation of GDPR, FAIR and novel data principles (DRGs) across the cacao value chain, ensuring data ethics and transparency.
This is where our solutions meet the farmers needs, we listen the their stories, and experience firsthand how cacao is grown and processed. These ground-realities are reflected in the tech-solutions – that is where science and technology connects with people to create fair, sustainable and transparent value-chain.
Expert in cacao market - advocate for circular economy
Our digital solutions are driven by cutting‑edge data science and built on GDPR, FAIR principles, and Digital Responsibility Goals (DRGs).
Digital literacy: explained to farmers and
organizations what digital responsibility means.
Communicating DRGs
Cybersecurity: bottom-up data management
stored in a secure database.
Privacy & GDPR: farmers give informed
consent to data sharing, always under their control.
FAIR principles: future-proof data
structures aligned with upcoming legislation (EUDR,
DPP).
Automation: no manual entry, no tampering
— data captured automatically.
Scalability: rapid ingestion of new
datasets for new value chains.
Transparency & value for farmers:
showed what cacao quality means for industry and why sharing
data matters.
We turn abstract data into real, measurable benefits across the cacao value chain:
Avoid waste
Create income from pulp
Empower smallholders
Cut carbon footprint
Protect ecosystems
Attract youth to farming
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We’re always happy to hear from farmers, partners, and anyone passionate about cacao.