Gebana Burkina Faso
BIO has granted EUR 15,828 of technical assistance to Gebana Burkina Faso, a company that processes and exports fairtrade and organic fruit and nuts.
Amount
€ 15,828.00
Type of investment
Subsidy
Beneficiary locations
Investment field
Enterprises
Activity
Gebana Burkina Faso processes and exports Fairtrade and organic cashew and dried mango, mainly to Europe. The company is established in Bobo-Dioulasso (Région des Hauts-Bassins, South-West Burkina Faso) in the heart of a productive region, where it sources its cashew and mangos from over 3,000 smallholder farmers (sometimes organized in cooperatives (formal or informal)). GBF is operational since 2006 and majority-owned by Gebana AG, a Swiss company created to build integrated, sustainable food supply chains to B2B and B2C markets.
The company has two processing sites in Bobo Dioulasso, one for the processing of cashew and another for mangoes. In 2020, the company exported approximately 331 MT cashew kernel and 662 MT dried mango. The company is currently in the process of building and moving to a new plant.
Technical assistance
The aim of the technical assistance is to assure the quality of the construction via the establishment of a Technical Control Office (TCO).
The TCO will ensure and attest that the construction of Gebana Faso’s new factory (la belle usine) is in accordance with international construction norms, guaranteeing the longevity, stability and safety of the finalised buildings and enabling the application for a garantie decennale insurance.
Expected impact
Higher quality of the construction work, thereby limiting any issues in the future regarding structural stability or work safety for the staff.
The TCO is expected to identify all relevant structural and other construction issues that can lead to a compromised structural stability or hazard for workers safety during construction. Through their review of plans and execution of the work, the TCO ensures that fewer such issues arise and that those that do arise are remediated.
In general, the expectation is that the risk for any safety relevant and/or business interrupting issue will be significantly lower through the work of the TCO.
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Investment Companies & Funds
African Rivers Fund IV
10,000,000.00
Angola, Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, Zambia
05/12/2024
Equity
