Ecuador

Ecuador is renowned for its fine-flavour cocoa and is one of the top five producers globally.

 

In 2010 ofi opened an office in Guayaquil and within four years, had become the largest exporter in the country with buying operations, including the major Nacional  (fine-flavour) growing regions.  

 

Our dedicated team of agronomists work tirelessly with farmers to help increase their productivity and incomes, whilst protecting the environment and the country’s abundant biodiversity. This gives us first-hand information on local markets, enabling us to share insights with our customers. 

 

Meet the team

Our dedicated team of over 150 employees support over 10,000 cocoa farmers in sustainability programmes across two key locations of Santo Domingo and Duran.

Discover our Products & Ingredients

Read ofi news

Press Release Nov 20, 2024
AtSource receives equivalence under the SAI Platform’s Farm Sustainability Assessment – FSA 3.0.

 

Two tiers of ofi’s sustainability management system AtSource – AtSourceV and AtSource+ – have been recognized as equivalent schemes against the Sustainability Farm Assessment FSA 3.0 from the SAI platform, obtaining the silver and gold equivalence levels respectively for its spices, cocoa, coffee, and nuts products. This achievement reiterates ofi’s commitment to sustainability and to customers in their journey towards meeting their commitments.

 

We are pleased to announce that AtSource+ and AtSourceV have been benchmarked as equivalent schemes against the Sustainable Agriculture Initiative (SAI) Platform’s Farm Sustainability Assessment scheme – FSA Version 3.0, obtaining the highest-level equivalence for the AtSource+ tier1.

 

The SAI Platform's Farm Sustainability Assessment FSA 3.0 provides a widely recognized framework to assess, improve, and validate on-farm sustainability in agricultural supply chains.

 

Following the benchmarking results, the AtSource system has achieved:

 

  • FSA Gold level equivalent for the AtSource+ tier, being the highest-level recognition and confirming best-in-class sustainable practices for farms in AtSource+ supply chains, and their commitment to high environmental and social responsibility standards.
  •  FSA Silver level equivalent for the AtSourceV tier, confirming farms are meeting a well-defined standard of responsible agricultural practices. This includes good environmental stewardship, respect for labor rights, and safe working conditions.
Contact form call to action with the words want to talk, we'd love to hear from you. Get in touch today

Want to talk?

We’d love to hear from you. Get in touch today.