Sustainability
Sustainable cocoa is a record, not a claim.
Cocoa sustainability at origin comes down to three things: knowing where the crop grew, changing what happens on the farm, and paying the farmer more for it. Rasad works on all three, with figures stated.
Mapped farms
Origin, known plot by plot.
A field officer walks the boundary with the farmer, records the polygon and coordinates, and files the plot against the supplier who sells from it. Over 30,000 hectares are mapped, and the work continues.
30,000+ hectares
Farmland mapped, plot by plot, with more to come. The base record behind EUDR-compliant supply.
5,000+ farmers
In the buying network across Ogun State and neighbouring cocoa communities.
2,000+ trained
Farmers trained on sustainable practice, traceability, EUDR and waste upcycling.
60% of those trained
Report yields up to 20% higher, with income to match.
Deforestation risk
Land use, checked against the map.
Mapping is what makes a deforestation check possible. Plot boundaries and land-use records are held against each supplier, so a lot can be traced to the ground it came from rather than to a district. The precise data available depends on the lot.
Buyers who need documentation for a shipment should ask Axias Global, which manages the international commercial chain.
Environmental and Deforestation PolicyIncome
Sustainability that reaches the farmer.
Many cocoa farmers still earn less than two dollars a day. Rasad's purpose is to raise farmer income and eradicate poverty in the supply chain, which is why training and mapping sit alongside buying rather than apart from it.
Read the mission, or how the sourcing chain is recorded from farm to factory.
Commitments, controls and work in progress are set out on Responsibility. All nine policies are on Policies, including Responsible Sourcing.
Supplying in Nigeria
Bring the crop to Rasad.
Farmers and licensed buying agents can speak directly with the origin team.
Supply RasadBuying internationally
Take it to market.
Buyers and processors should speak with Axias Global.
Contact Axias Global