Coronavirus news in November

The coronavirus crisis is omnipresent, in the media, in society as a whole. In all locations, including in our offices, in the fields and in the packing stations, we have adapted our procedures to comply with the requirements and restructured them where necessary. So how are things looking at the moment?
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Organic ginger and organic turmeric from Costa Rica

Just arrived in April: organic ginger and organic turmeric from Costa Rica. One of the producers is Alcides Muriollo who has fields in the area around Upala, a region in North Costa Rica near the border to neighbouring Nicaragua. Agriculture is Muriollo’s main source of income and his entire family of seven is incorporated in the process. Whether cultivation, marketing or business management, everyone has their role. In addition to this, Muriollo is also an employer of 20 people in the area for which the Costa Rican ministry named him, together with two other farmers, “Best producer of 2015”.

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Ivory Coast: BioTropic is setting the course for optimised organic farming

Shortly after the first dry season of this year, Messan N’ditsi and Heinz-Peter Christiansen travelled to the pineapple fields of the producer association Ivoire Organics. The BioTropic agricultural engineer N‘ditsi and the ecology pioneer Christiansen took a look at the fields and soil in order to jointly develop further ideas for sustainable soil quality. Christiansen is a specialist in soil fertility and organic seed production from North Germany. We asked him to contribute his expertise.

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BioTropic at the world trade show Fruit Logistica

The international fresh produce trade show Fruit Logistica celebrates its 25th jubilee this year and we took part in this with our own stand.

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Organic mangos from Apromalpi in Peru

Small farming enterprises and worldwide export need not exclude each other. This is also proven by the Apromalpi cooperative in Peru which successfully grows and packages organic, “Kent” variety mangos.

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