Kasana

Their history

François-Xavier and Augustin fell in love with Africa during a first trip to Uganda about ten years ago. In 2014, they launched Kasana. The idea is simple: to help farmers in Uganda, Togo and Burkina Faso by training them in solar drying techniques, thus enabling them to make use of surplus exotic fruits such as mangoes, bananas and pineapples. At Kasana, they are keen to recreate a connection between the consumer and the producer by establishing a short circuit between Europe and Africa. This ensures a fair price, better transparency and good quality. In addition, they redistribute part of the profits to agricultural cooperatives and associations such as Refugee Next Door, which, among other things, sets up schools and training centres to support local agricultural projects.

The many benefits of dried fruit

• Ecologically: they are dried in the sun and therefore do not require energy to be produced for processing. Furthermore, as the fruits have lost their water, their weight is considerably lower, which reduces the CO2 impact of their transport.
• In terms of food waste: dried fruit is usually made from surplus or less attractive fruit, which avoids food waste.
• Nutritious and tasty: the fruit is harvested on the spot when ripe, so its flavour is optimal and it retains its nutritional value since it is dried at less than 42°C.