ProFound - Advisers in Development

22/11/2023

31/05/2023

🌱 Attention all agriculture businesses and BSOs!

🌎 Are you looking to take your business to the next level and expand into international markets?

🎯 Join ProFound - Advisers In Development’s online workshop on Market Readiness and gain the skills and knowledge necessary to take your business to the next level. In our workshop, starting in August, you will learn all you need to know about export marketing planning, compliance with legal requirements, voluntary standards, digital marketing, finding buyers, and participating in trade fairs.

Our expert-led workshop from Adriana Tascon and Kasper Kerver will equip you with the tools you need to succeed in the competitive world of international trade.

📈 Don't miss out on this opportunity to grow your business and improve your position in the market.

▶ Learn more and secure your participation by following the link below!

https://lnkd.in/eu3pCy_J

CBI - Centre for the Promotion of Imports from developing countries Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit Conexsus Kenya Organic Agriculture Network COLEAD.link aQysta | FairWild Foundation Good Life X Helvetas Biovision Africa Trust Asia Network for Sustainable Agriculture and Bioresources (ANSAB) GIZ-Uganda GIZ Nigeria & ECOWAS

Want to start international trade and understanding the export market? Discover our Market Readiness Online Workshop: 6 online modules in 6 weeks.

26/05/2023

Assumption 4: European markets are characterized by strong relationships between distributors and end-markets.

25/05/2023

Assumption 3: Export markets have higher requirements surrounding quality, certification, and processing. 🔎

23/05/2023

𝗦𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗺𝘆 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁? Which assumptions and opportunities are key to consider when deciding to export natural ingredients🌾to international markets. Therefore we have 6 tips for you! Discover tip 1 in our next posts.

In this short video, we highlight 6 assumptions and opportunities are key to consider when deciding to export to international markets.At ProFound we are exp...

22/05/2023

𝗕𝘆 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 🌾 𝗻𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁, we support local income generation and sustainable sourcing. At ProFound - Advisers in Development, we believe that our daily work has a positive impact on society and the environment.

👉 Check out our 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗜𝗻𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 in South-Africa: https://thisisprofound.com/natural-ingredients-sector-development-south-africa/

22/07/2022

Meet Somnuek Laothang Tea Factory! One of the tea producers that will be exhibiting at the this year🌱! ໂຮງງານປຸງແຕ່ງຊາ ສົມນືກ ລາວຖັງ "ຊາພະຍາສິ" Somnuek Laothang Tea factory

(https://lnkd.in/eft2gxn3)

Somnuek Laothang Tea Factory was established in 2014. The factory has been closely working with more than 150 tea farmers (families) in several villages at Phongsaly Province in the far north of Laos.
Specially in Phongsaly, tea usually grows on trees in the mountainous hinterlands about 1,200 to 1,600 meters height and tea leaves are picked at the high altitudes leading to excellent quality tea leaves.

Special offer of tea products from the Factory is comprised of processed tea from 400 years old ancient tea trees in Phongsaly province, with smoothly unique taste.
Their tea products have been internationally certified by ECOCERT as EU Organic and Fair for Life standard since 2018, and GMP by Lao FBB. Also, at the country, their products have been registered as the National One District One Product of Laos (ODOP).

Would you like to know more about Somnuek Laothang Tea Factory? You can read a full article about them here:

https://lnkd.in/eZ6hK9v5

Or you can get in touch directly with Nuonoy Vang ([email protected]) , to arrange a meeting at our BioTrade Asia Pavilion at BIOFACH / VIVANESS. STAND 320, HALL-3A

Over the following weeks we will be sharing more company profiles from the exhibitors of the , stay tuned!

Somnuek Laothang Tea Factory – Green and Red Tea from LaosAbout Somnuek Laothang Tea Factory Somnuek Laothang Tea Factory was established in 2014. The factor...

21/07/2022

Meet Alliance Bio! Dried pineapple and pineapple juice exporter that will be exhibiting at the this year!

https://lnkd.in/eDhaw5i7

The Alliance Bio, funded by the European Union (EU) and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), is comprised of around 4,000 small-holder farmers in the middle and south part of Togo are the major suppliers of organic pineapple to processing companies.

The project focuses on strengthening the competitiveness of companies in the pineapple value chain and supports marketing at local, regional, and international level.
Throught their biggest cooperative, Alliance Bio they are now capable of exporting large quantities of delicious dried pineapple and pineapple juice.

Would you like know more about Alliance Bio? You can read a full article about them here:

https://lnkd.in/et7UyFD7

Or you can get in touch directly with Sandrine Serurakuba to arrange a meeting at our Organic Africa Pavilion at BIOFACH / VIVANESS. STAND 320, HALL-3A

Over the following weeks we will be sharing more company profiles from the exhibitors of the stay tuned!

PROCATAbout PROCATAround 4,000 small-holder farmers in the middle and south part of Togo are the major suppliers of organic pineapple to processing companie...

21/07/2022

Meet Valudo Lda! Exporter of coconut products from São Tomé and Príncipe that will be present at the this year!

https://lnkd.in/eE--iEXe

Valudo is a company committed to developing an exchange network of highly responsible small producers. Therefore, Fair Trade and Organic are two key aspects of its value proposition.

Valudo works rehabilitating abandoned coconut plantations in the country, always respecting the diversity of peasant cultures and the environment. They are an economic engine in the island and they are committed to preserving the biodiversity of São Tomé and Príncipe.
São Tomé and Príncipe, an archipelago still unknown for many, are called the islands of the middle of the world since they cross both the equator and the Greenwich meridian. Located off the coast of West Africa, in the Gulf of Guinea, they have a very favorable tropical country for coconut cultivation.

Would you like know more about VALUDO? You can read a full article about them here:

https://lnkd.in/eB93Ev6D

Or you can get in touch directly with Guillaume Taufflieb of Valudo Lda to arrange a meeting at our Organic Africa Pavilion at BIOFACH / VIVANESS. STAND 320, HALL-3A

Over the following weeks we will be sharing more company profiles from the exhibitors of the stay tuned!

20/07/2022

Meet Baobab Products Mozambique - Quality Baobab Products from a Truly Inclusive Mozambican Business!

https://lnkd.in/e9uc7pUv

Baobab Products Mozambique (BPM) offers some of the best quality sustainably harvested organic baobab powder in Africa, and at competitive prices.

Baobab is Africa’s iconic tree and its fruit is a ‘superfruit’, packed with Vitamins and nutrients and with proven anti-oxidant power. Mozambique has one of the largest stocks of baobab trees in Africa, and BPM currently has the capacity to annually produce 100+ tons of organic baobab powder and up to 4 tons of baobab seed oil.
BPM is certified by Ecocert and currently exports to the EU and US. BPM has given 20% of shares in the company to its fruit collectors so they can participate in the company and share in its success.

Would you like know more about Baobab products Mozambique? You can read a full article about them here:

https://lnkd.in/eRWwkbWr

Or you can get in touch directly with Andres Micaia
Director of Arbor oils of Africa to arrange a meeting at our Organic Africa Pavilion at BIOFACH / VIVANESS STAND 320, HALL-3A

Over the following weeks we will be sharing more company profiles from the exhibitors of the stay tuned!

Baobab Products Mozambique (BPM)About Baobab Products Mozambique (BPM)Baobab Products Mozambique was set up by Eco-MICAIA Ltd, a social enterprise working to...

20/07/2022

Meet Arbor OilsAfrica! Exporter of Organic Frankincense Essential Oil from Kenya that will be present at the this year!

https://lnkd.in/eUZUqC4H

Arbor Oils of Africa produces steam distilled, certified organic frankincense essential oil from wild harvested gums. These are collected by pastoralist women in the semi deserts of north Kenya. The collection areas are community owned and cover 350,000 hectares and Arbor Oils of Africa has a fully traceable product chain.

Frankincense and myrrh essential oils are certified organic from resin sustainably harvested by registered and trained Samburu women collectors in north Kenya. The Boswellia Neglecta and myrrh trees are not tapped or harmed as the resin exudes naturally from the trees.

Would you like know more about Arbor oils of Africa? You can read a full article about them here:

https://lnkd.in/ecjGxrzC

Or you can get in touch directly with Hilary Sommerlatte Director of Arbor oils of Africa to arrange a meeting at our Organic Africa Pavilion at BIOFACH / VIVANESS. STAND 320, HALL-3A

Over the following weeks we will be sharing more company profiles from the exhibitors of the stay tuned!

20/07/2022

Meet Ethio Gabana! Specialty Coffee exporter that will be exhibiting at the this year!

https://lnkd.in/dfGkZ_az

Ethio Gabana is a specialty coffee company established in 2019 by people that has a long line of history in the coffee industry. Ethio Gabana sources its coffee from different sources using its own 9 washing stations, that is sourced from thousands of farmers around the washing stations and uses 34 vertically integrated suppliers to source traceable, quality and certified coffee.

Ethio Gabana sources specialty coffee from the finest growing regions in Ethiopia. They source traceable, quality and certified coffee from thousands of farmers.

Would you like know more about Ethio Gabana? You can read a full article about them here:

https://lnkd.in/d_--rbkM

Or you can get in touch directly with
: [email protected] to arrange a meeting at our Organic Africa Pavilion at BIOFACH / VIVANESS. STAND 320, HALL-3A

Over the following weeks we will be sharing more company profiles from the exhibitors of the stay tuned!