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Canaan Fair Trade

Logo: The Canaan Fair Trade website, http://www.canaanfairtrade.org, Non-free logo, via Wikipedia3

Palestinian fair trade business

Canaan Fair Trade is a supplier of organic and fair trade ingredients including olive oil, almonds, almond oil, carob syrup, freekeh and maftoul to Europe, North America and the Middle East. It was founded in 2004 by Palestinian-American Nasser Abufarha and is based in the West Bank city of Jenin. Canaan's products—including organic fair trade olive oil, maftoul, freekeh, and za'atar—are produced by over 1,700 farmers in the West Bank organized in informal cooperatives and represented by the Palestine Fair Trade Association.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

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Canaan Fair Trade is a supplier of organic and fair trade ingredients including olive oil, almonds, almond oil, carob syrup, freekeh and maftoul to Europe, North America and the Middle East. It was founded in 2004 by Palestinian-American Nasser Abufarha and is based in the West Bank city of Jenin.2

The story

Founded by Nasser Abufarha in 2004.1

Leadership

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Products and brands

  • olive oil

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Timeline

  1. 2004Founded Founded1

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