Interaction at all levels of the value chain is necessary for the biotrade to flourish, which is why the ABS Capacity Development Initiative, ABS compliant Biotrade in Southern Africa (ABioSA) and BioInnovation Africa (BIA) are cooperating with a variety of different stakeholders on the African and European continent.
Cameroon
Cameroonian Partner(s) | European Partner(s) | Resource(s) | Objectives of the partnership |
Appui à l’Autopromotion des Femmes de la Bomba Et Ngoko (AAFEBEN) Community Association for Sustainable Development” (CASuDev) | V. Mane Fils | Tetrapleura tetraptera and Mondia whitei |
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No Cameroonian partner | Firmenich | Various indigenous species |
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Guide d’Espoir (Guiding Hope) | The Body Shop, Weleda, Tropical Forest Products | Beeswax |
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Madagascar
Malagasy partner(s) | European partner | Resource(s) | Objectives of the partnership |
Indfrag Biosciences, Ravina Sarl, Madagascar Green Products Sarl | L‘Oréal | Indian pennywort/Asiatic pennywort (Centella asiatica) |
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Floribis | V. Mane Fils | Ylang ylang (Cananga odorata) | |
No partner | SEPPIC | Indian pennywort/Asiatic pennywort (Centella asiatica) |
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Aroma Forest | Behave | Saro (Cinnamosma fragrans) |
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Namibia
Namibian Partner(s) | European Partner(s) | Resource(s) | Objectives of the partnership |
CRIAA SA-DC | Confidential | Manketti (Schinziophyton rautanenii) |
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IRDNC, Parceval | V. Mane Fils | Developing novel essential oils of so far underutilized plant species |
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NANCi, Namibian Devil’s Claw Exporters’ Association Trust | Naturex | Devil's Claw (Harpagophytum) |
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IRDNC / Kunene Conservancies Indigenous Natural Products Trust | Regenerative Essences | Commiphora wildii resin and Colophospermum mopane |
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SEED Agro Processing | Kambaku Energy GmbH | Marula (Scelerocarya birrea) |
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Eudafano Women’s Cooperative Ltd | The Body Shop International, Aldivia, Gustav Heess Group | Marula (Scelerocarya birrea) |
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Namibia Nature Foundation, KAZA Natural Oils | Blue Sky Botanics | Novel/interesting botanical ingredients in KAZA region |
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South Africa
Partnerships BioInnovation Africa
South African Partner(s) | European Partner | Resource(s) | Objectives of the partnership |
HERBS-APLENTY | Symrise | Marula (Scelerocarya birrea) |
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Parceval | Dicot | Confidential |
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Parceval, Southern African Essential Oil Producers’ Association (SAEOPA) | V. Mane Fils | Several aromatic plants still largely unknown or not commercialized |
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Parceval, Honeybush Community of Practice | V. Mane Fils | Honeybush (Cyclopia) |
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South African Rooibos Council (SARC), Union for Ethical Biotrade (UEBT) | Martin Bauer Group | Rooibos (Aspalathus linearis) |
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Kruger to Canyons Biosphere Region Non Profit Company (K2C Non Profit Company), The Western Cape Nature Conservation Board (CapeNature) | Symrise | Several plants, still to be identified |
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Greater Sekhukhune Region Secondary Co-operative (GSRC) | Kambaku Energy GmbH | Marula (Scelerocarya birrea) |
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South African Association of the Flavour & Fragrance Industry (SAAFFI) & Parceval | International Fragrance Association (IFRA) / International Organization of the Flavor Industry (IOFI) | Buchu (Agathosma spp) |
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