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Linking Sri Lankan agricultural exporters to international markets

2021-03-23T11:10:24+00:00March 22nd, 2021|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |

  Linking Sri Lankan agricultural exporters to international markets Between November 2020 and March 2021, ProFound senior advisors Bert-Jan Ottens and Kasper Kerver worked on a project with the "GLX Garage", a business development programme for SMEs exploring international markets in the sectors of food, agriculture, travel, design, and energy sectors. The main role of Bert-Jan and Kasper was to support the Sri Lankan agricultural exporters with the development of their export strategy and linking them to international markets. The GLX Garage The GLX Garage supports and creates avenues for sustainable companies with a strong interest and need [Read more]

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Flour producers at the Organic Africa Pavilion 2021

2021-02-08T19:54:13+00:00February 8th, 2021|Tags: , , , , , |

  Flour producers at the Organic Africa Pavilion 2021 This year, ProFound will be presenting two flour producers at the Organic Africa Pavilion 2021. Read the article below to know more about Fluta Non from São Tomé and Príncipe and Green Acres from Ghana. Fluta Non About Fluta Non Fluta Non is a social enterprise committed to the enhancement of agroforestry in São Tomé and Príncipe by supporting the production and processing of the products into dehydrated flours. Fluta Non “Our fruit” (in Forro, local language), processes many products into flour, including banana (4 varieties), bread fruit, jackfruit, [Read more]

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Black and White Pepper at the Organic Africa Pavilion 2021

2021-02-08T20:04:44+00:00February 8th, 2021|Tags: , , , , , , |

  Black and White Pepper at the Organic Africa Pavilion 2021 This year, ProFound will be presenting Black and White Pepper at the Organic Africa Pavilion 2021. Read the article below to know more about CEPIBA and their pepper from São Tomé and Príncipe. CEPIBA Pepper has been cultivated in São Tomé and Príncipe for a long time. The islands have an agroecological setting that has always favored the cultivation of pepper and vanilla. As agriculture was dominated by cocoa and coffee, pepper was not promoted until recently. It is now grown in small plots as a cash [Read more]

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Meet Baobab Products Mozambique at the Organic Africa Pavilion 2021

2021-02-08T20:07:53+00:00February 8th, 2021|Tags: , , , , , |

  Meet Baobab Products Mozambique at the Organic Africa Pavilion 2021 This year, ProFound will be presenting Baobab Products Mozambique at the Organic Africa Pavilion 20211. Read the article below to know more about the company and their baobab fruit powder. Baobab Products Mozambique (BPM) About Baobab Products Mozambique (BPM) Baobab Products Mozambique was set up by Eco-MICAIA Ltd, a social enterprise working to create market opportunities for smallholders and primary producers.  BPM was established in 2015 to provide women baobab collectors with a better, fairer market for their fruit. In the last five years, BPM has grown to [Read more]

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Sesame seeds at the Organic Africa Pavilion 2021

2021-02-08T20:10:46+00:00February 8th, 2021|Tags: , , , , , |

  Sesame seeds at the Organic Africa Pavilion 2021 This year, the Organic Africa Pavilion at BioFach eSpecial will be presenting Elpis Distribution International and their sesame seeds. Read the article below to know more about these sesame seeds at the Organic Africa Pavilion 2021. Elpis Distribution International About Elpis Distribution International Elpis Distribution International is a Burkina Faso company specialised in the country's traditional and processed products. It works with several women associations both in Burkina Faso and Ivory Coast. The vision of the company is to contribute to the development of the country by offering healthy products, with [Read more]

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Medicinals herbs at the Organic Africa Pavilion 2021

2021-02-08T19:43:47+00:00February 8th, 2021|Tags: , , , , |

  Medicinals herbs at the Organic Africa Pavilion 2021 Once again, ProFound will be presenting medicinals herbs at the Organic Africa Pavilion. This year, the Organic Africa Pavilion at BioFach eSpecial will be presenting Afrigetics and their Pelargonium Sidoides products. Read the article below to know more about  this company of medicinal herbs at the Organic Africa Pavilion 2021. Afrigetics About Afrigetics Afrigetics is a company rooted in African ethnopharmacology. They are experts in traditional medicinal knowledge and maintain strong ties with local plant users. They are leaders in sustainable harvesting and diligent partners with rural harvesters that [Read more]

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Meet the Pineapple exporters at the Organic Africa Pavilion 2021

2021-02-08T19:39:29+00:00February 5th, 2021|Tags: , , , , , |

  Meet the Pineapple exporters at the Organic Africa Pavilion 2021 The Organic Africa Pavilion at BioFach eSpecial will introduce two exhibitors specialised in pineapples from Togo. Solaris a fresh pineapples exporter and PROCAT a project supporting Alliance Bio and their dried pineapples rings and chunks. Read the article below to meet the pineapple exporters at the Organic Africa Pavilion 2021. Solaris About Solaris Solaris was born as an initiative to response to the extreme poverty that prevails among the rural population of Haho prefecture in Togo. Unfortunately, 90% of the Hoha population, small farmers who despite producing thousands [Read more]

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Meet the Shea butter exporters at the Organic Africa Pavilion 2021

2021-02-04T11:03:10+00:00February 1st, 2021|Tags: , , , , |

  Meet the Shea butter exporters at the Organic Africa Pavilion 2021 The Organic Africa Pavilion at BioFach eSpecial will introduce two exhibitors specialised in shea butter. Read the article below to meet the shea butter exporters at the Organic Africa Pavilion 2021. Agriland About Agriland Agriland is a family business that started its operations in 1998 in Côte d'Ivoire. The company started by growing plants on its own plantations and quickly evolved into the production of essential oils from ginger, turmeric and vetiver. About Agriland products A few years ago, Agriland diversified its activities into the manufacture of [Read more]

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Meet the Spices exporters at the BioTrade Asia Pavilion 2021

2021-02-04T09:11:36+00:00January 29th, 2021|Tags: , , , , |

  Meet the Spices exporters at BioTrade Asia Pavilion 2021 The BioTrade Asia Pavilion at BioFach eSpecial will introduce two exhibitors specialised in spices. Read the article below to meet the Spices exporters at the BioTrade Asia Pavilion 2021. Yathar Wathi's Paline - Traditional Fermented Tea Leaf (Lahpet) About Yathar Wathi Yathar Wathi is a pioneer company of organic fermented tea from Myanmar. Yathar Wathi is a family business with more than 36 years of experience in Myanmar Food Industry. Currently, they also work developing partnership programs for farmers groups with non-profit institutions.  What is Lahpet? Myanmar is one [Read more]

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Meet the Tea exporters at BioTrade Asia Pavilion 2021

2021-02-03T15:44:58+00:00January 26th, 2021|Tags: , , , |

  Meet the Tea exporters at the BioTrade Asia Pavilion 2021 The BioTrade Asia Pavilion at BioFach eSpecial will  introduce four exhibitors specialised in tea. Read the article below to meet the tea exporters at the BioTrade Asia Pavilion 2021. Taw Win KanBawZa Mountain Company Limited - Black and Red Tea from Myanmar About KBZ Mountain KBZ Mountain is a producer, distributor and exporter of Myanmar tea products align with the local and international standards. This family business was established 40 years ago and the company has been distributing tea and coffee products with different brand names since then. [Read more]

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