Reports on the corona crisis from our offices
The coronavirus has the entire world in its clutches. We asked our employees at BioTropic branches what the situation looks like to them.
You can read their reports here.
Sun-drenched Moroccan Nadorcott mandarins
While winter still prevails in Western Europe and the trees remain bare, sun-kissed Nardorcott mandarins make their way to us from Morocco.
85,000 bananas from Milagros for the Bio Brotbox campaign
For this year’s Bio Brotbox campaign, BioTropic donated around 85,000 bananas from Milagros in the Dominican Republic in total. This initiative, which is carried out throughout Germany, provides year one pupils with reusable lunch boxes filled with produce from organic farms. The lunch boxes are handed out on the pupils’ first day at school.
Mangos from Senegal: From harvest to export crate
ORIGIN Senegal | START 2009 | PROJECT PARTNER Buur Sine, cooperative with business partner Amacodou Diouf | MEMBERS 75 | CULTIVATION AREA 125 ha | CERTIFICATION Bio Suisse, EU organic, GLOBALG.A.P., Naturland | PRODUCTS Mangoes, local trade with cashews and lime
Our buyer, David Buitenhuis recently visited Senegal for the first time. There he visited the Buur Sine Cooperative, which supplies its organic mangoes to BioTropic. The harvest season for the popular fruit started in July and David had the opportunity to observe the value creation process in the country from harvest to consignment.
Naturkost West visits BioTropic suppliers in Spain
It just goes to show: the close cooperation between BioTropic and the organic wholesaler Naturkost West has a lot of advantages. As Lisa Murkisch, fruit and vegetables buyer at Naturkost West, can confirm after visiting BioTropic’s Spanish office. Whilst she was there, Lisa also got to know the local manufacturers and their products.
