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Social and ecological considerations are are central aspects of our work. For this reason, we measured our sustainability targets numerically for the first time in 2016.

29. June 2017

Libera Terra's pasta is anything but ordinary. This is partly due to the way it is made, but especially to the soils on which the raw materials are grown. These have been confiscated from the Mafia by the state! (Last update: 9.04.2025)

23. June 2017

This year we had to raise prices on some of our Organic & Fair foods – here’s why.

1. June 2017

We ourselves say that we operate in particularly difficult regions of the world. But what does that actually mean?

17. May 2017

In Part 1 we examined why doing business in the countries Burkina Faso, Togo and Benin is difficult. So what drives us to be active precisely there?

17. May 2017

Via crowdfunding we were able to send mango transport crates to Burkina Faso again at the beginning of the year. A total of 1,248 crates arrived in Burkina Faso at the end of March.

4. May 2017

On a customer trip to Greece, Sandra Dütschler met a farmer who has stuck with organic oranges for 15 years despite financial difficulties — and learned why the region’s groundwater is no longer drinkable.

20. April 2017

When I think about what Ursula Brunner meant to gebana, her words come to mind: “Then we’ll do it ourselves”, “There’s no fair product” and her dream: “Everyone around one table, negotiating the price together.”

19. April 2017

The production of olive oil has a long tradition in Palestine. And it is more important today than ever.

16. March 2017

Questions to Saleem Abu Ghazaleh, Fair Trade Director of the Agricultural Development Association (PARC) in Palestine, February 5, 2017

16. March 2017

The launch has been successful: since January, a gebana stand has been set up in the world shops in Romanshorn and Altstätten. Customers can learn about our concept there, taste our products — and of course also buy them.

13. March 2017

It was meant to be a success story: for four years we sourced almonds from Jajel Bel Abess in Tunisia. 13 farming families were to benefit long-term from organic and Fair Trade certification. Why it did not work out.

9. February 2017

How long have you been with gebana Afrique in Burkina Faso? I started at gebana in Bobo Dioulasso five months ago. However, I have been in Burkina Faso for 15 years.

23. January 2017

At the age of 6, children in Burkina Faso start school. Until then they are cared for by their mothers. Since many women still have to work during this time, they waited on the forecourt of the cashew factory during working hours

5. October 2016

“There are many advantages to organic production. The price is attractive and we receive a lot of advice. Because of organic farming I also see the benefit of being in a cooperative. Today I no longer have complaints like before due to the application of”

22. August 2016

After Fair Trade training, cooperative delegates pass on their knowledge all the way to every village of cashew farmers. “The world will know us!” — how a training became the start of a new movement.

25. July 2016

In Togo, cocoa yields are declining due to the aging of cocoa trees. Renewing the tree stocks is therefore an important concern for the farmers.

13. July 2016

During the Greece crisis, we asked farmers and our partner Anyfion about their greatest need. The answer: “Come visit us, we want to get to know the customers.”

1. May 2016

Global demand for cashew nuts is steadily increasing and the market is very opaque. Large Swiss food companies are therefore also looking for ways to secure their needs long-term and are taking a close look at whom they do it with.

8. April 2016

Air freight in exceptional cases? CO2 compensation? Do we stay true to that?

16. March 2016

Growth is important for gebana – but why? CEO Adrian Wiedmer provides answers.

16. March 2016