Case Study: Organic Cotton Accelerator strengthens organic cotton traceability and farmer livelihoods with CropIn SmartFarm

To Ensure Organic Standards Compliance & Traceability Till End Consumer and Strengthen Farmer Livelihoods

Organic Cotton Accelerator (OCA), a global multi-stakeholder organization focused on organic cotton, needed better visibility into farmer payments, supply chain traceability, and crop health to reduce losses while strengthening organic standards compliance and farmer livelihoods. OCA worked with CropIn and its SmartFarm platform to bring greater transparency and data-driven oversight to its cotton farming programs in India.

CropIn implemented SmartFarm to digitize farm operations and provide plot-level visibility, enabling traceability of farmer payments, seed testing, farmer information, and GMO compliance. Since the partnership began in 2017, CropIn has helped OCA scale from 2,000 farmers to 26,131 farmers, with 27,084 plots and 64,301 acres digitised, improving stakeholder engagement and strengthening end-to-end supply chain integrity.

Organic Cotton Accelerator

Jaskiran Warrik

Country Director