Don Alberto was known as a man of principles, full of new ideas and the will to make them happen. He founded what today is Daabon Organic by going where no other man of his time dared to venture.

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1914
Davila family starts first banana plantation
Development of first generation cattle breeding

1975
Second generation family plants African Palm for palm oil processing

1985
Palm oil mill established for oil extraction

1990
Third generation family turns to organic agricultural practices

1991
Farms are first inspected by IFOAM accredited inspectors

1992
Palm, banana and coffee farms are certified by ECOCERT becoming a world pioneer in these organic production

1994
Daabon becomes a major shareholder of the Santa Marta Port

1999
First trial exports to Japan

2000
Palm oil refinery is established
Daabon Deutschland and Daabon Dominican Republic established

2001
Daabon Japan established as a joint venture
JAS certification obtained for all Daabon products

2002
Organic cocoa project is started
Daabon USA established

2003
Palm oil refinery is expanded and modernized
Daabon Australia established
Coffee plantations are Rainforest Alliance certified
Palm tree plantations are ProForest and Bio Suisse certified
Banana plantations are Social Accountability (S.A. 8000) certified
All products are NOP certified

2004
Margarine plant established
Acquired new 4000 ha. in Santa Marta to expand agricultural production

2005
Projected inauguration of cocoa processing plant