Partnerships

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) 

• Setting up new, ABS-compliant value chains the international flavor and fragrance market 

• Capacitate local producers on sustainable collection and drying methods 

• Implement measures ensuring compliance with Access and Benefit Sharing (ABS) laws and regulations for the development of new flavor and/or fragrance compounds, based on resources originating from Cameroon, for the food and/or cosmetics-home care industries 

• Strengthening the market competitiveness of local beekeepers through capacitating them in organic certified production for a new European client 

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) 

Appui à l’Autopromotion des Femmes de la Bomba Et Ngoko (AAFEBEN)  

Community Association for Sustainable Development” (CASuDev) 

Malagasy partner(s)  

European partner

Resource(s)

Objectives of the partnership

• Advance ethical sourcing practices and strengthen the supply chain, by advancing fair prices to pickers and making a contribution to local development and biodiversity conservation 

• Strengthen the supply chain through capacitating local producers on sustainable practices, based on UNCTAD BioTrade Principles and Criteria 

• Reduce pressure on the local biodiversity by supporting income diversification and reforestation 

• Foster sectorial exchange between key actors 

• Strengthen the supply chain through capacitating local collectors on sustainable practices and by supporting those communities in organizational development and BCPs 

Malagasy partner(s)  

European partner(s)

Resource(s)

Objectives of the partnership

Namibian Partner(s)

European Partner(s)

Resource(s)

Objectives of the partnership

Manketti (Schinziophyton rautanenii)

• Prepare robust technical and regulatory dossier elements to initiate the commercial development and marketing of a novel ingredient 

• Identify and obtain access, from the Namibian government and conservancies, to plants with potential for essential oils and other extracts to be marketed to potential international customers, such as flavor and fragrance houses 

• Implement sustainability standards in the Devil’s Claw industry to ensure long term availability of the botanical resource and the viability of subsequent economical activities for all the stakeholders 

• Improve quality control and promote the GACP+ compliance by pro-active training and registration of value chain actors

• Overcome non-tariff trade barriers to provide access to European and other international cosmetic markets 

• Explore and coordinate advisory services and marketing activities in conformity with the national regulations, legislations and policies 

• Strengthen the local supply chain by capacitating local producers on sustainable practices, quality requirements and traceability 

• Strengthen the resilience of a biodiversity-based, fair trade cosmetic ingredient supply chain (Eudafano marula oil) by local quality improvement, certification, market access and ABS compliance 

• Identify and commercially develop interesting botanical ingredients from the KAZA region 

• Build ABS-compliant, sustainable supply chains for these ingredients from local communities 

• Develop local-level value addition opportunities where possible

Namibian Partner(s)

European Partner(s)

Resource(s)

Objectives of the partnership

South African Partner(s)

European Partner(s)

Resource(s)

Objectives of the partnership

HERBS-APLENTY 

Symrise

Marula  (Scelerocarya birrea) 

• Identify and commercially develop innovative processes and products for the use of Marula by-products 

• Ensure ABS compliance 

• Capacitate local producers on sustainable harvest and quality improvement 

Parceval

Dicot 

Confidential

• Establish a sustainable and ABS compliant supply chain of an indigenous resource. 

• Foster technology transfer to local suppliers 

Parceval, 

Southern African Essential Oil Producers’ Association (SAEOPA) 

V. Mane Fils 

Several aromatic plants still largely unknown or not commercialized 

• Assess potential of aromatic plants as essential oil species and for other extracts 

• Mentor black-owned companies engaged in essential oils production on processing, sustainable cultivation and harvesting  

Parceval, Honeybush Community of Practice 

V. Mane Fils 

Honeybush (Cyclopia) 

• Establish consistent and high-quality supply of Honeybush (C. subternata) for extract development and ensure ABS compliance for the research phase 

• Capacitate local producers on quality / grading and Good Agricultural and Collection Practice (GACP) 

South African Rooibos Council (SARC), 

Union for Ethical Biotrade (UEBT) 

Martin Bauer Group 

Rooibos (Aspalathus linearis) 

• Develop and test sector specific guidance for Rooibos of the UEBT/RA Herbs and Spices standards with local producers inclusive of sector consultation and the development of sector specific guidance  

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 

• Development of sustainable Fragrances based on South African biodiversity 

• Ensure ABS compliance

Greater Sekhukhune Region Secondary Co-operative (GSRC) 

Kambaku Energy GmbH 

Marula (Scelerocarya birrea) 

• Strengthen the local supply chain by capacitating local producers on sustainable practices, quality requirements and traceability 

South African Association of the Flavour & Fragrance Industry (SAAFFI) & 

Parceval 

• Develop a fair and industry-wide procedure for all stakeholders in the value chain, in compliance with relevant competition laws, through simplifying the ABS permitting process for the sector. 

South African Partner(s)

European Partner(s)

Resource(s)

Objectives of the partnership

Parceval

Dicot 

Confidential

Grounded Management South Africa

Simon Levelt, Grounded Ingredients B.V., Commonland

Honeybush (Cyclopia) 

South African Rooibos Council (SARC), Union for Ethical Biotrade (UEBT) 

Martin Bauer Group 

Rooibos (Aspalathus linearis) 

Buchu Association, South African Association of the Flavour & Fragrance Industry (SAAFFI)