Origen Contado

Cacao and coffee from smallholders · Colombia

Who grew it, where, and what they were paid. Counted.

Every lot carries a QR code that opens its origin record: the farmers, the chain of deliveries and the price they received, showing what has been checked and by whom.

QR

Scan it with your phone to open the example record.

What a record tells you

Four questions, the same for every lot. Each answer says how far it goes and who stands behind it.

Person

Who made it?

The farmers in the lot by name, and how much of the beans each one contributed.

Process

How was it made?

Harvest, fermentation and drying, with dates and who did each step.

Proof

Who checked it from outside?

Accredited lab analysis, tastings or field visits, with the report published.

Price

What was the farmer paid?

The price paid per kilo, backed by the receipt the farmer confirmed.

declared · stated by whoever did it corroborated · confirmed by someone local verified · checked by an independent party Every fact carries its status. Nothing unchecked is presented as checked.

From the scale to the record

The record isn’t written up: it is assembled from what gets logged at every delivery.

  1. Weighed delivery, with a receipt

    The farmer delivers the beans, they are weighed, and a WhatsApp receipt arrives that the farmer can confirm or dispute. Works offline. See the receipt (Spanish)

  2. The chain, in order

    Blending, fermentation, drying and sales are all logged. When several neighbours’ beans are blended, nobody drops off the lot’s list.

  3. A person publishes

    The record is generated from fixed templates in four languages and published by a person. Every version carries a fingerprint that shows it hasn’t been altered.

What it isn’t

It isn’t a certification or a quality score. The record publishes facts about one specific lot and says who checked them and when.

Exact farm locations are never published. Farmers decide whether their name and photo appear, and can change their mind at any time.

Coming soon

We are preparing the first pilot. If you run a farmers’ association, roast coffee or make chocolate with Colombian beans, get in touch.

hola@origencontado.com