Amsterdam, June 2026 - OpenAtlas, Gosling Coffee, and Progreso today announced the successful completion of a pioneering European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) deforestation risk assessment covering five coffee producer organisations across Uganda, Rwanda, and Peru; representing 3,074 smallholder farmers and over 2,358 hectares of farmland, using geodata collected through Beyco Farmer Platform, Progreso's digital management system for cooperatives, which ensures that data is generated, owned, and managed by producer organisations themselves.
The collaboration, marks one of the first end-to-end EUDR compliance assessments in which the underlying data belongs to, and benefits, the producer organisations themselves. Analysis was conducted via OpenAtlas's API-based deforestation risk platform, enabling automated assessment at scale against EUDR criteria.
Results across all five cooperatives of Busongora, Rwandaro, Rutas del Inca, TUK, and Nyampinga showed 99.7% of analysed farms classified as low deforestation risk, covering 99.9% of the total area assessed. The assessment demonstrates how producer organisations can generate the geolocation and risk data required under the EUDR, helping maintain access to EU markets while reducing compliance burdens across supply chains.
"We wanted to be ahead of EUDR rather than scrambling when it comes into force," said Bonnie van Poortvliet, CEO of Gosling Coffee. "Working with Progreso and OpenAtlas felt like the right way to do that, using data that belongs to the cooperatives, not to us, and building something that benefits them as much as it benefits us."
“I think the results speak for themselves: smallholder farmers around the world are facing exclusion from the European Union common market not because they’ve done anything wrong, but because they lack the resources and tooling to prove that they haven’t” Harry Marshall, CEO & Co-founder of OpenAtlas. “Our collaboration with Progreso and Gosling Coffee is a first step in managing that gap through partnerships”
“This collaboration between Progreso, OpenAtlas, and Gosling Coffee demonstrates that EUDR compliance does not have to be something imposed on producer organisations. With the right tools and partnerships, cooperatives can take the lead in managing and owning their data, while buyers and service providers help unlock the resources needed to meet new regulatory requirements. We believe that strong data capability in producer organisations goes far beyond compliance, it creates long-term value, resilience, and empowerment.”
About the partnership
Gosling Coffee, a Dutch specialty roaster, has sourced from Progreso's cooperative network in East Africa and Latin America for several years. Progreso has supported participating cooperatives with technical assistance and digital traceability infrastructure. OpenAtlas provided the geospatial intelligence layer — translating cooperative plot data into regulatory-grade EUDR risk signals through its API.
The assessment covered cooperatives in three countries, with all data analysed to date consisting of largely low deforestation risk.
About OpenAtlas
OpenAtlas is an Amsterdam-based geospatial intelligence company transforming satellite and earth observation data into automated supply chain risk signals. Its API-first platform helps companies navigate regulatory requirements including EUDR, with a focus on scalable, data-sovereign compliance infrastructure.
About Gosling Coffee
Gosling Coffee is a Dutch specialty coffee roaster sourcing directly from cooperative partners across East Africa and Latin America. They believe that equal trade in a transparent way is going to make the coffee industry sustainable. With direct contracts between cooperatives and Gosling Coffee and for instance this collaboration, they make a real difference for farmers they work with.
About Progreso
Progreso is an international development organisation based in The Netherlands, that strengthens farmer-owned cooperatives and producer organisations across Latin America, Africa, and Asia. Through Technical Assistance, access to finance, business development services, and digital solutions such as Beyco, Progreso helps producer organisations improve their resilience, competitiveness, and long-term sustainability. Its approach focuses on empowering cooperatives to create value for their members and play a leading role in sustainable supply chains.
