WHO ARE WE

Afruibana

Afruibana is the Association of African Producers of Banana and Other Fruits. Born from the regrouping of several communities of the fruit sector in Côte d'Ivoire, Cameroon and Ghana, it is the voice of African producers to international institutions.

Who are we
Who are we

While the majority of the association's members are currently banana producers, Afruibana is an open platform that aims to federate African fruit producers and defend their interests globally.

To carry out this mission, the presidency of the association has been entrusted to Mr. George Kporye. He works in close collaboration with Jean-Marie Kakou-Gervais, Thomas Hildenbrand, Mrs Christelle Etembe Owona and Jean-François Billot. Together, they serve as Vice-Presidents and Secretary-General of Afruibana.

 
Who are we

Our members

  • Afruibana gives African fruit producers a collective voice to defend their interests before European and international institutions.
    ASSOBACAM
    George Kporye, President
  • Afruibana ensures that the concerns of African agricultural producers are heard by European and international decision-makers.
    OBAM-CI
    Jean-Marie Kakou Gervais, Vice President
  • In recent years, the banana market has been profoundly disrupted. Afruibana enables us to anticipate these developments and better defend the interests of African producers.
    Afruibana
    Jean-François Billot, Secretary General
  • Post-Cotonou and post-Brexit, Afruibana is a key player that raises many African issues at the international level. We are proud to contribute to the defence of our producers.
    BPA
    Anthony Kofi Blay, Vice President

Afruibana is made up of the different national federations of the main African banana producing countries. ·

  • The Organization of Producers-Exporters of Bananas, Pineapples, Mangoes and Other Export Fruits of Côte d'Ivoire (OBAM-CI)
  • The Banana Association of Cameroon (Assobacam)
  • Banana producer association (BPA) in Ghana
  • The central organisation of banana and pineapple exporter-producers in Côte d'Ivoire (OCAB)

These different national associations have the role of establishing the professional rules governing the relations of the members between themselves and with the association, to inform the companies on the general evolutions of the fruit sector, to ensure as a professional union the representation of its members before national and foreign public authorities as well as to promote among its members standards of social and environmental responsibility in line with international standards.

These four federations bring together public and private fruit sector companies, a major part of whose banana production is for export to the European Union.

Afruibana therefore allows these associations to defend their interests before the European institutions and to develop a common strategy to defend their interests.