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07/01/2020 Production Ecology

Good Avocado, Bad Avocado

The avocado has gone through many phases, from world-saving fruit to mass-produced food to a terrible evil that should never be bought again. But is it really so? Let’s take a look at the facts.

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06/17/2020 Insights Company

Life of uncertainty

Two million people depend on humanitarian aid; over half a million are refugees. Attacks and assaults, people injured and dead, a third of the country is not under state control. Life in Burkina Faso has become more dangerous. Yet we’re staying put.

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06/15/2020 Production

Delicious vanilla, expensive vanilla

Some consider vanilla to be the queen of spices – and they may be right. But what many people don't know is that her court is rife with fraud, corruption and violence. Not only that, but it's a spice that's tricky to grow.

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04/30/2020 Production

The Macadamia Way

Nearly 5000 farming families, around 450 employees and one vision that unites them all: creating value in Kenya. Sounds like gebana? Not quite.

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04/21/2020 Production

Who harvests our asparagus?

We're selling organic asparagus grown by Beate Mayer and Sepp Keil again this year. Border closings and travel restrictions nearly made it impossible. Not everyone is pleased that the restrictions have been lifted.

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04/03/2020 Insights Company

Winners and losers in the coronavirus crisis

The coronavirus crisis has us firmly in its grip. At gebana, the virus has affected us in different ways. We’re working from home, direct shipping sales have increased, and in the South, a reduced number of people are working in processing, for safety reasons. Each day, we adapt to the situation and try to make the best of it.

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