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In 2019 we shared Swiss sales directly with farming families in Burkina Faso for the first time. A total of 180,900 francs flowed back to the West African country – presented to investors and guests on 22 November.

25. November 2019

Those who care about the environment usually strive to eat seasonal fruits and vegetables, grown outdoors and harvested when ripe. But when is that exactly, and how big of an impact does transport have? A closer look reveals unexpected answers.

15. November 2019

How do Greek smallholders respond to us sharing our revenue with them directly? We found out in mid-October.

23. October 2019

At the beginning of 2019 we tried something new in Togo: With an app, we wanted to improve and above all simplify the flow of information between family farmers and gebana. Michael Stamm, member of our development team, talks about the experiment and how

7. October 2019

Our project, co-financed by Deutsche Investitions- und Entwicklungsgesellschaft (DEG), is coming to an end. We asked some of the participating producers about the impact our work has had on them.

25. September 2019

The situation remains dire in the Zapatista areas in Chiapas, Mexico, where our coffee cooperative Yachil Xojobal Chulchán is located. After a serious fungal infestation on the coffee plantations, they are now besieged by paramilitaries. Merely leaving on

25. September 2019

When trade flourishes, countries can develop and economies can grow. This leads to a variety of offerings that are adapted to consumer needs. Production, supply chain, distribution – the entire system becomes more efficient, thus increasing prosperity. So

17. September 2019

Which foods grow within a 30-kilometre radius of where we live? When is what ripe? And: who even asks these questions? In Bern on 3 September 2019 five people discussed exactly this. One of them was gebana's CEO.

4. September 2019

Something is happening in Brazil. More and more farmers are turning their backs on deadly pesticides. The Brazilian television station "Rede Globo" presented a piece about gebana Brazil and its organic farmers, which you can view with English subtitles he

23. August 2019

With the German Development Finance Institution (DEG) we are strengthening sustainable supply chains in Togo, Burkina Faso and Benin: farm visits, trainings and regional meetings to foster contacts, experience and synergies.

19. July 2019

Since 2016 data on sustainability are an integral part of our yearly report. In the table below you can see all the relevant figures.

5. July 2019

Ob draussen im Park, nach dem Zmittag im Coworking Space oder nach dem Einkaufen - Verpackungen sind allgegenwärtig und vor allem eins: sichtbar. Das macht es einfach, sie stellvertretend für den masslosen Umgang mit unseren Ressourcen zu nennen und biete

1. June 2019

For over 40 years we have been involved in fair trade. However, we announced recently that we are no longer labelling our products ‘fair’. This is because ‘fair’ suggests satisfactory conditions, whereas the actual situation is often different.

20. May 2019

We have had cashew flour in our product range for several years. It was introduced by Linda Dörig, the former managing director of gebana Burkina Faso. Her goal was to generate more value by selling this product. We wanted to find out more. During her vis

24. April 2019

Lomé, capital of Togo: friendly people, chaotic traffic. I am here to test new software with gebana employees and guests from India. What happens when digitalisation meets West African reality?

10. April 2019

The implementation of our focused sustainability strategy is taking place step by step and country by country. It begins with Burkina Faso. Linda Dörig, former managing director of gebana Burkina Faso, is within the team responsible for implementation DeV

10. April 2019

In part two of our interview with Patrick Eboe, Managing Director of gebana Togo, and Michael Stamm from the gebana Development Team, we talk about poverty, minimum prices and our local activities aimed at helping to improve the situation.

29. March 2019

A critical documentary about cocoa farmers in the Republic of Cf4te d
9Ivoire recently aired on Swiss television. It shows the farmers' poverty and that Fair Trade-certified farmers are hardly better off than non-certified farmers. We have di

22. March 2019

Jonathas Baerle, CEO of gebana Brasil, explains in the interview which products they will offer in their new online shop and why he and his team have great hopes for this new business area.

8. February 2019

Without the workers who pick the ripe fruits from the trees in Greece, ensure they reach the processing facility undamaged and sort them there, nothing works in the Peloponnese.

25. January 2019

Am vergangenen Freitag feierten wir in Zürich unser 20-jähriges Bestehen als Handelsunternehmen mit über 500 geladenen Gästen. Die Feierlichkeiten kamen einer globalen Zeitreise gleich.

30. November 2018