This feature is adapted from https://www.globalcoffeeplatform.org/latest/2024/meeting-members-over-a-cup-of-coffee-with-koltiva/
We are excited to join the GCP membership community. This feature, adapted from Global Coffee Platform's Meeting Members series shares insights into our sustainability goals and discusses how we plan to collaborate with GCP to achieve these objectives.
Since the founding in 2013, we have emerged as a leading AgriTech provider, facilitating enterprises in navigating intricate supply chains, implementing sustainable practices, and transitioning to traceable sourcing. Operating in 61 countries, we serve more than 8,600 enterprises and over one million registered producers and business users with a global mission to transform supply chains beyond traceability. In the coffee sector alone, we’ve registered over 200 thousand smallholder farmers and assessed over 740k hectares of coffee farmland.
Recognized as a significant contributor to global deforestation and forest degradation, coffee is explicitly listed among the agricultural sectors affected by the new European Union Deforestation-Free Regulation (EUDR). This is where EUDR compliance steps in – a pivotal framework ensuring Coffee’s ethical sourcing and production. We integrate triple-tech (AgriTech, FinTech, and ClimaTech) with boots-on-the-ground services to enhance producers’ outcomes and profitability while fostering sustainable coffee supply chains. Our focus on agroforestry supply chains, such as coffee, has led us to collaborate with leading agri-food and beverage companies.
At KOLTIVA, we prioritize sustainable development by empowering coffee producers to enhance farm productivity, meet international sustainability regulations, and improve their welfare. We provide access to high-quality inputs, sustainable markets, Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) knowledge, and financial services. Our commitment extends to tracking and recording product histories, ensuring quality and safety, optimizing supply chains, meeting regulations, and building trust with consumers. Through our partnerships, enterprises can achieve resilient, traceable supply chains while enabling producers to multiply their annual income up to fourfold.
As proud members of the GCP, we share a vision of a sustainable coffee sector for future generations by addressing multifaceted challenges such as climate change pressures to the need for evolving regulation compliance. In response to regulatory pressures, KOLTIVA expanded its solutions to assist businesses through a modular approach from traceability platform, offers a scalable solution for independent suppliers to meet the forthcoming EUDR regulations (KoltiTrace), KoltiSkills, an extension service, providing solutions for processors and manufacturers needing more field staff or third-party assistance. These services include sustainable supply chain mapping, transactional traceability support, and risk mitigation services in the field. Also, the latest addition to KOLTIVA’s modular approach for EUDR solutions is KoltiVerify. This solution enables manufacturers to verify their supply chain data for suppliers using another platform solution, or KoltiTrace. Data is evaluated based on completeness, quality, and EUDR compliance.
“There is no sustainability without traceability. It doesn’t exist if you don’t visit your producers and verify their production. a story, and through our traceability platform, we illuminate the journey from farm to cup, ensuring transparency, accountability, and environmental stewardship. Our traceability platform serves as a beacon of transparency, fostering trust and empowering stakeholders to champion positive change," said Manfred Borer, Co-Founder and CEO of KOLTIVA.
Original feature writers: Vega Welingutami, Senior Public Relations & Event Officer and Silvan Ziegler, Head of Markets Americas
Writer for KOLTIVA's website: Steven, Public Relations & Event Officer
Editor for KOLTIVA's website: Boby Hermawan Arifin, Head of Digital Marketing
About the writer:
Steven is a dynamic professional with a keen interest in the realm of public relations and event management. With his experiences orchestrating projects, public relations campaigns, and events, Steven brings a wealth of experience and expertise to the table. His assertive communication skills are a standout feature, allowing him to adeptly foster strong connections and cultivate meaningful relationships with both internal stakeholders and external partners.
Great news! Koltiva joining the GCP is a positive step for sustainable coffee.