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Linking Ethiopian Gums and Resins to international markets
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Linking Ethiopian Gums and Resins to international markets

profound2021-06-10T09:35:51+00:00May 11th, 2021|Tags: Compliance, Ethiopia, fairtrade, Frankincense, GIZ, Gum Acacia, Gum Arabic, Gums and Resins, Market entry, Myrrh, organic, supply chain analysis, sustainable sourcing|

For the last ten months, ProFound’s experts together with a local Ethiopian team have been working on establishing sustainable Gums and Resins supply chains in Ethiopia and linking them to international markets. As the project is coming to an end we want to share with you some of our main achievements and learnings. Strengthening Drought Resilience in the Arid and Semi-Arid Lowlands of Ethiopia (SDR-ASAL) Ethiopia's rural areas face enormous environmental and socio-economic challenges that put the livelihoods of small farmers and pastoralists at risk (Humboldt Universität Zu Berlin, 2017). These environmental pressures have become evident through the [Read more]

ProFound will link Gums and Resins collectors to markets
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ProFound will link Gums and Resins collectors to markets

profound2021-06-10T09:35:53+00:00July 29th, 2020|Tags: Compliance, Ethiopia, fairtrade, Frankincense, GIZ, Gum Arabic, Gums and Resins, Market entry, Myrrh, organic, supply chain analysis, sustainable sourcing|

ProFound is proud to announce that we recently won the tender for a programme focusing on Gums and Resins, supported by GIZ – Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH Ethiopia. The GIZ Programme is called “Strengthening Drought Resilience in the Arid and Semi-Arid Lowlands of Ethiopia (SDR-ASAL)”. Amongst other objectives, the programme aims at building capacities amongst Government institutions and partners in the field of planning and natural resource management and utilization. The Gums and Resins market in Ethiopia Gums and Resins such as Frankincense, Myrrh, Gum Arabic play an important role in the daily life of many Ethiopians. [Read more]

Dissemination seminar in Tunisia: Olive Oil and the German market
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Dissemination seminar in Tunisia: Olive Oil and the German market

Aafke van Sprundel2016-11-01T16:28:02+00:00May 30th, 2016|Tags: CBI, GIZ, IPD, market intelligence, Natural Ingredients, Olive oil, Tunisia|

Commissioned by the GIZ project Initiative pour la Promotion des Filières Agricoles (IPFA) in Tunisia, Gustavo Ferro landed in Tunis for the Olive Oil Day. He disseminated the main results of a tailored study on the German market for olive oil and composed the panel of experts. The study was completed in 2015, in collaboration with CBI, IPD and Klaus Duerbeck Consulting. It is available online on the CBI website. The Olive Oil Day (25 May) was attended by more than 45 participants, mainly composed of olive oil companies. Gustavo Ferro and other sector experts, importers and institution representatives engaged in a discussion on the opportunities and [Read more]

FairWild training in Kosovo

Aafke van Sprundel2016-10-11T12:45:50+00:00December 5th, 2014|Tags: FairWild, GIZ, Klaus Dürbeck Consulting, Kosovo, wild-collection|

On behalf of FairWild, Bert-Jan Ottens examined the protocols and assessed the participants of the training in FairWild Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), conducted by Klaus Dürbeck and Stefan Lermer (Klaus Dürbeck Consulting) in November 2014. The training took place in the context of a GIZ-supported programme for sustainable wild-collection in Kosovo. Subjects covered the procedures for resource assessment and resource management by resource owners and users, including field training in transects for resource measurement.