Mango
We source our certified organic dried mango through our subsidiary company gebana Burkina Faso directly from family farmers in the Hauts-Bassins and Cascades Regions of Burkina Faso.
All processing is done locally at our HACCP-certified facility in Bobo-Dioulasso.
ORIGIN: Burkina Faso
THE PRODUCT: The fruit is dried but not brittle, with a firm bite. All our dried mango doesn't contain sulphur or added sugar.
VARIETIES:
- Amélie (orange colour, slightly sour)
- Brooks (yellowish-beige colour, sweet and sour)
- Lippens (yellow colour, honey sweet)
AVAILABLE CUTS: Full or half strips/slices, pieces/diced, 2nd grade industrial quality
VOLUMES: 1000 MT per year
CERTIFICATIONS: EU Organic, BioSuisse, USDA Organic, FLO Fairtrade, HACCP, Kosher
Producers and supply chain
Grown by 1603 family farmers on an average of 1.8 ha in the Hauts-Bassins and Cascades Regions of Burkina Faso.
Organic, non-irrigated, manually harvested during the main season from March to July.
After harvesting, the fruits are prepared and sliced before being dried in gas ovens at around 70 °C for 20–24 hours. Once dried, the mango pieces are cooled, checked for quality and packed for export.
Purchasing from cooperatives and family farmers straight from the farm since 2001. Transport: straight from the farm to Bobo-Dioulasso by lorry, by lorry to Abidjan, by container ship to Rotterdam, by lorry to our warehouse in Nijkerk.
gebana Burkina Faso
We’re one of the biggest organic cashew and mango exporters in the country and have been investing in Burkina Faso for about twenty years.