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06/09/2022 Production

Lone organic pioneers in Tunisia

Skaya, our Tunisian almond and pistachio supplier, has been engaged in organic farming for around 20 years. It is nonetheless difficult to find more organic producers. This is due to a lack of infrastructure and subsidies, but also due to the mindset.

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06/08/2022 Recipes & more Fonio

Recipe: Sweet Vanilla Fonio

The recipe is from Martin, former employee at gebana. He's from Benin, where he learned how to cook with Fonio. The milk porridge is somewhat similar to porridge and makes a delicious breakfast, snack or light supper.

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05/31/2022 Ecology

Contents Matter More than Packaging

Is packaging really such a major environmental issue? There's no simple way to answer this question. We must consider the entire life cycle of packaging, understand its purpose and look at what the packaging contains. Because what's inside the packaging matters more than the packaging itself.

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05/17/2022 Company

We're lowering our prices

gebana's products may sometimes be a little more expensive than you're used to. There are many complex reasons for this, and they are linked to our costs. Find out how our prices are calculated and how we're reducing them.

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04/20/2022 Insights Fair Trade

Why Honey from Mexico?

If you want to buy honey produced in Switzerland or Germany, you'll find it at farm shops or delis. But you're unlikely to find it at the supermarket and gebana doesn't carry it either. The reason is simple: local beekeepers don't produce enough to meet the current demand.

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04/14/2022 Insights Fair Trade

No Brazil nuts without the forest

Our Brazil nuts come from Coopavam in Brazil. The cooperative provides an income to more than 300 families in the heart of the rainforest. Co-founder Luzirene Coelho Lustosa explains how she helped make the small-scale project a success and thereby protect the forest in a country where deforestation and huge monocultures are everywhere.

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