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My name is Johannes and I grow organic oranges, lemons and mandarins for Nature & More in the East Cape province of South Africa. Our company grows organic citrus together with one other independent organic farmer. Thank you for buying our fruit!
As always, this summer Eosta will be supplying organic Nature & More Citrus / Lemons from South Africa, Peru & Chile. We thought it would be interesting to check in with Citrus Product Manager Robert van Melle.
Volkert Engelsman, CEO of organic produce specialist Eosta, has joined an influential Dutch think tank in a petition to the to-be-formed Dutch government to expand the laws on Duty of Care to social and environmental issues. According to a plan supported by 25 university professors of Corporate Law, (supervisory) directors of companies should be obligated by law to formally report on their company’s social and environmental impact.
Lots of delicious organic products on offer, this week for example:
Video: Kenyan packhouse worker Marriam tells about her life and the impact of a Living Wage
Serious financial measures needed to break through Dutch dilemmas
Hi, my name is Kara Connor and we grow and export premium organic dates from California. The Kohl Family Farm has been growing medjool dates on its 500 acre ranch in Coachella Valley, California for almost two decades. It's a real family farm as it has been in the family for 4 generations. The decision to farm organically was not a difficult one for us, as we have always believed that this way of farming was the right way to treat the earth.
On Monday 1 March, Dutch daily newspaper Trouw featured a big interview with Eosta CEO Volkert Engelsman. The interviews discusses why organic market share in the Netherlands is lacking so far behind (only 3.3%) compared to the rest of Europe. Volkert Engelsman reflects on the issue from 30 years of experience. “Internationally the food market is now all about two words: health and vitality. That is the new normal. But Dutch agriculture has focussed on one thing only since World War II: more kilograms per hectare. This has led to a severe case of mysofobia for organic agriculture”. “As a result, Germany, France and the Scandinavian countries are now leading the way, and the Netherlands follow far behind. Netherlands is only a minor sales country for us.”
Heb je een boeiend nieuwsitem, inzicht of duurzaamheidsupdate dat je graag met onze community wilt delen? Bij Eosta zijn we altijd benieuwd om inspirerende verhalen over biologische landbouw, transparante toeleveringsketens en echte impact onder de aandacht te brengen.
Of je nu teler, partner, expert of voorvechter bent, we horen graag van je.
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