Winter Quarter Blog Post 2

Since blog post 1, we’ve met with Brian and Simran who are Directors at Kokoa Kamili to learn about Kokoa Kamili’s work and impact in Tanzania. We learned about Kokoa Kamili’s commitment to treating farmers fairly: they pay farmers a premium for cacao, and provide price transparency by publicizing the price they’ll give farmers each day. 

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We also dug into the specifics of what to do next. The problem we’re focused on is how to print physical receipts for farmers at the time of sale. This is important for transparency (making sure that farmers are properly compensated for the quantity of cocoa beans sold), for tax authorities, and keeping track of farmers’ loan balances, if any. 
We also are working on acquiring phones that are similar to the phones that farmers and Kokoa Kamili team members use in their day-to-day. This way we can ensure that our solution for printing receipts will work in Tanzania too, not just for us in the United States. 
Brian recommended the techno pop 2 plus, but all online retailers only ship within the continent of Africa - so we are in the process of getting phones directly from Brian and Simran. 
Additionally, we are working to purchase 3 printers, each at a different price point to understand the pros/cons of each, and make a recommendation for Brian/Simran. 
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From here, once we get the equipment (android phones and printers) we will work on finding a solution for exporting the information in app sheets to a physical receipt.