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Everything you need to know about OrigenLedger, coffee traceability and how to take part.

Mission

Enable every coffee producer to prove the origin and quality of their lot, and get paid for it, with evidence any buyer can verify without intermediaries.

Vision

To be the trusted record for origin coffee in Latin America: the place where the lot, its quality, its certifications and its regulatory compliance live in a single verifiable history.

How does it work?

👩‍🌾 Producers

Register your farm and your lot: country, region, altitude, variety, process and weight.
Add the plot geolocation; the EUDR requires it to sell in Europe.
Deliver the lot to your mill or cooperative, which records its quality.
List the lot on the marketplace or request pre-harvest financing.

🏭 Mills and cooperatives

Receive cherry or parchment coffee and link each delivery to its origin lot.
Record moisture, hulling, screen size, defects and yield factor.
Sign the evidence: your endorsement is anchored and cannot be altered.
Sell green coffee by sack or container with its certificate and QR code.

🚢 Buyers, importers and roasters

Filter lots by origin, process, SCA score, certification and delivery zone.
Review the lot history and due diligence before buying.
Send a purchase request; the seller coordinates the deal with you.
On delivery, scan the QR code and confirm it matches what was agreed.

💰 Investors

Review pre-harvest financing requests backed by registered lots.
Contribute capital to the projects you are interested in.
Follow the lot until it is sold.
Receive your capital and the agreed return when the producer settles.

Registration requirements

Producer

✓ Official ID
✓ Farm deed or producer certificate
✓ Plot geolocation

Mill or cooperative

✓ Company tax registration
✓ Wet or dry milling facilities
✓ Administrator approval

Buyer or importer

✓ Tax registration
✓ Importer registration in the destination country (for export)

Investor

✓ Identity verification
✓ Accept the risk notice

Certifications guide →

Which certifications exist for coffee, what they require and what evidence OrigenLedger records.

Frequently asked questions

Do I need a crypto wallet?

No. You can sign up and operate with just your email. The platform anchors the evidence on the blockchain for you; a wallet is optional for those who want to sign directly.

What is stored on the blockchain?

Only a cryptographic fingerprint (hash) of each lot event. Data and documents live on the platform; the fingerprint proves they were not modified.

How does OrigenLedger help with the EUDR?

The EU deforestation regulation requires the geolocation of every plot and proof of no deforestation after 31 December 2020. OrigenLedger keeps that evidence with the lot and hands it to the importer for their due diligence statement.

Who sets the SCA score?

A certified cupper (Q Grader) following the Specialty Coffee Association cupping protocol. A lot scoring 80 points or more is considered specialty coffee.

How much does it cost?

During the pilot, registering lots is free. Marketplace and financing fees will be published before they are enabled.

Coffee glossary

Coffee cherry: The ripe fruit of the coffee plant, as harvested.
Parchment: Pulped and dried bean still in its husk; coffee is often stored and sold this way at origin.
Green coffee: Hulled bean without parchment, ready to export and roast.
Wet mill: Facility where coffee cherry is pulped, fermented, washed and dried.
Dry mill: Facility where parchment is hulled, graded by size and sorted for defects.
Process: Processing method: washed, semi-washed, honey, natural or anaerobic. It strongly shapes the flavour.
Screen size: Bean size measured in 64ths of an inch (for example, screen 17/18).
Yield factor: Kilograms of parchment needed to obtain a 70 kg sack of exportable green coffee.
SCA score: Cupping score from 0 to 100; 80 or more is specialty coffee.
Sack: Commercial unit of green coffee: 60 kg (Brazil, Africa and others), 69 kg (Central America and Mexico) or 70 kg (Colombia).
EUDR: Regulation (EU) 2023/1115 on deforestation-free products; it applies to coffee entering the European Union.
Hash: A unique digital fingerprint of a piece of data; if the data changes, the fingerprint changes.