Serendipalm
Foundation
- 2009: Dr. Bronner’s and Serendipalm launched the world’s first commercial organic and fair-trade palm oil project in Ghana.
- Motivation: No fairly produced organic palm oil was available on the market, so they built their own project.
- Part of the Serendi family of fair and ecological farming projects (since 2005).
Serendipalm is growing
- Purchase of palm fruit (and cocoa) from over 600 local organic smallholder farmers.
- No monocultures, no rainforest clearing.
- Production in Asuom (Eastern Region, Ghana).
The difference…
- Small plot sizes (2–3 ha) instead of vast plantations.
- Over 250 jobs created through labor-intensive, simple production processes.
- Strong integration into local communities and development projects.
- Production volume: up to 30 tons of palm oil per week (intentionally small-scale and sustainable).
