About TFO Canada
Success Stories
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As Elliot Ortiz Vasquez drives from his company’s farm in Miches, Dominican Republic to its packing house in Bani to finalize paperwork for a shipment of sweet potatoes destined for Canada, he is happy with the decision he and his partner made to go global with their produce business. more


It is a sunny Monday and SeKaf Ghana Limited has just purchased 18 metric tons of raw shea nuts from their women’s cooperative and brought to the warehouse. more


Lovely, quality Southeast Asia silk Since the 13th century, Khmer silk has been considered the most beautiful in Southeast Asia. more


Dates: A natural, artisanal and rational affair The fruit of a 100% natural process free of chemical additives, dates harvested in the Tunisian oases possess exceptional nutritional values. more


Canadians love citrus fruits Since 2015, Morocco has been breaking ground into the lucrative Canadian citrus market. more


Ginger Export is an Honduran agro-exporter, specializing in Asian vegetables grown in the Central American country for export to the North American market. more


In August 2014, Tim Hortons and TFO Canada partnered to expand the Tim Hortons Coffee Partnership program in Guatemala. more


Many Canadian tech start-ups have experienced the heart-pounding, dawn to dusk race to successfully debut a new product or service. more


An average of over 36,000 new ICT jobs have been created in Canada in each of the five years leading up to 2017. more


“The services that TFO Canada provides are very unique. more


“When you go on a trade mission with TFO Canada, it gives you more credibility because it is a signal that you are a good buyer, which suppliers like. more


Spinning yarn and weaving cloth has always been an intrinsic part of the Inca society and to this day Peruvian weaving is unsurpassed anywhere. more


For the third time in many years, Annes Junaid, Managing Director of CBL Natural Foods, got the opportunity to attend TFO Canada’s SIAL Trade Mission in 2016. more


As more people adopt a healthier lifestyle, diets are changing, to include foods that are nutritionally better for you - one such food is quinoa. more


To optimize Canada’s contribution to the Free Trade Agreements with Colombia, TFO Canada hosted an organic trade mission to Canada, to help Colombian small and medium sized businesses become export ready. more


As part of its mission to bring importers and exporters together to conduct business, TFO Canada regularly sends out e-blasts to let importers know about upcoming international trade missions. more


When multimillionaire and master copywriter, Ted Nicholas said, “Every super successful [person] is constantly working to improve skills. more

Sammy Abdella founded Negist in 2005 with his mother, sister and two artisans working out of his family home in Ethiopia. more

Brook Debebe is not your average businessman. more

Weaving together tradition with innovation, Gone Rural is championing a new model of social enterprise to empower women in rural communities. more

Worldwide coconut consumption in its many forms, is on the rise, as health conscious consumers discover its many health benefits. more


If there is one thing Ramon Ortiz wants you to know about his country, it’s that the Dominican Republic has much more to offer than beaches and all-inclusive resorts. more


After CESO volunteers delivered two market access workshops in Bolivia on behalf of TFO Canada, Sheila De Alencar was one of nine exporters selected to participate in a trade Mission to Montreal and Toronto. more

It’s often been said that you don’t know what you don’t know. more


Asociacion Agroecologica Tambogrande (AGROTAM) a small organic mangoes producers association in Tambo Grande of the Piura region of Peru made up of five associations with over 200 growers covering 350 hectares of organic mangoes orchards needed help in accessing the Canadian market. more

What started as a youth internship for Jessa Blades, has blossomed into a small business endeavour, sustaining employment for Ethiopian women, while offering Canadians a sample of handmade silks and cottons from the African country. more

Irene Bacchus-Holder is a woman in a male-dominated sector – the wood products industry in Guyana. more


The Beginning The Shattell Chocolates Company was established five years ago in Lima, Peru, as a result of Lisi Montoya, the founder of the company, noticing a lack of quality chocolates in the Peruvian market. more


Maiga Shea Butter is a Canadian company with African roots. more

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Marianela Martinez de Alvarado realized a career change was in order after one of her clients failed to find Panamanian culinary gifts to take back home. more


For more than a thousand years, olive oil-based artisanal soap has been manufactured and traded throughout the Middle East. more

Although Haïti has significantly reduced its unemployment rates over the last decade, it still has one of the highest rates in the world. more


Have you ever heard of passion fruit, granadilla, pitahaya, tamarillo or gooseberries? If you’re like most Canadians, you’ve probably only heard of a few of these fruits as they’re typically foreign to Canadian consumers. more

Generations of African women have used shea butter for cooking and medicinal purposes. more


The lush, tropical Piura region in north-western Peru is ideal for fruit growing. more

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From Edgar Guzman’s finca , it’s a good 30-minute drive along farm tracks and highways to the airport connecting the Dominican Republic’s second largest city, Santiago de los Caballeros, with the outside world. more

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Caribbean Giftware Project Illuminates Luna DesignWhen everyone contributes even just a little bit, it all adds up That’s the philosophy that Luna Design, a high-end hand crafted goods producer from Barbados, applies to its socially responsible initiatives. more


When you live in Jakarta, Makassar or Banjarmasin, cities like Paris, Tokyo and Dubai seem like a world away. more


With Canadian consumers becoming more creative in the kitchen, imported specialty groceries have become a growth market for suppliers like Montreal-based ID-Foods Corporation. more

Canadians may not have heard of the Antioquia province in Colombia, but there’s a fair chance they have tasted some of the produce grown there. more


On the face of it, an island-hopping jaunt to the southeast Caribbean seas in search of the region’s finest rums may seem like a shoe-in for TFO Canada Mission of the Year, any year. more

When Natalie Barhumi drew up plans to open a second boutique and workroom a few kilometres from her existing Miraflores neighbourhood in Lima, Peru, she never thought her luxurious bed linens and cushions would be attracting attention more than 6,000 kilometers away … in Canada. more

Fair trade is increasingly becoming a catch phrase synonymous with cocoa and coffee. more

Unlikely as it may seem, Canada’s francophone population in Quebec City and the citizens of Lima, Peru have a fair amount in common when it comes to the latest fashion trends. more


FRUTAS POTOSI BUCARAMANGA – COLOMBIA Frutas Potosi is a medium agro-industrial company in Colombia doing its part to protect the environment, while also growing trade. more
