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05/10/2019 Company Fair Trade

Fair trade 2.0

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. With our trade, we want to have more of an impact in the countries of origin. Hence, we will drive forward our commitment to social and ecological sustainability in a more focussed way.

03/29/2019 Insights Fair Trade

Interview: What does fairtrade mean for cocoa farmers? - Part 2

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.

12/13/2018 Fair Trade

Dropping the ‘fair’

On the 20th anniversary of gebana as a trading company we decided to stop using the word ‘fair’ in future. Read about what led to this decision and precisely why we want to work even harder for fair trade as a result.

05/09/2018 Fair Trade

The absurdity of the global cashew trade

Over 90% of cashew nuts from West Africa are transported to Asia for processing instead of doing so locally and sending them directly to the customers. Though this may make sense economically, it is highly problematic in many other ways!

01/22/2018 Production Insights Fair Trade

Cocoa harvest is running – we are looking for new clients!

After a terrible harvest in 2015/2016 due to lack of rain, last year's harvest was great. In 2017/2018 it is just.. OK!

10/12/2017 Insights Fair Trade

Sustainability in numbers

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.

05/16/2017 Insights Fair Trade

Verdict: “difficult”

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

08/01/2015 Production Fair Trade

August Topic of the Month: The cashew growers from Taga

The cashew growers are making the most of the skyrocketing cashew prices that have come about as a result of demand from Asia, and are selling to the highest bidders — in spite of their contracts with gebana. What do the farmers themselves say about this?

08/01/2015 Production Fair Trade

August Topic of the Month: Turbulent times for cashew nuts

The cashew harvest began in February as it always does, but it soon became apparent that everything would be different this time.

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Fair trade 2.0

Interview: What does fairtrade mean for cocoa farmers? - Part 2

Dropping the ‘fair’

The absurdity of the global cashew trade

Cocoa harvest is running – we are looking for new clients!

Sustainability in numbers

Verdict: “difficult”

August Topic of the Month: The cashew growers from Taga

August Topic of the Month: Turbulent times for cashew nuts

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