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Avocado

Most of you have already heard of avocado and its beneficial effects on health. This fruit, grown in more than 50 tropical and subtropical countries, is still gaining importance due to its nutritional and bioactive compounds. Let’s see what’s behind these claims. Nutrition Pulp is the edible part of avocado fruit and its content varies between [...]

By |2021-06-29T07:20:08+00:00June 29th, 2021|Sustainability|0 Comments

Cyato Tea — A revolutionary tea producer from Rwanda

Organic, Eco friendly, Socially Responsible & Transparent tea producer of the 21st century! Cyato tea Factory & the principles of organic agriculture Hello Alain, please give the readers some background about you and Cyato Tea. Cyato Tea is a privately owned Rwandan company established in 2015 with 1,200 hectares of purely organic tea plantations certified by [...]

By |2021-06-01T17:42:23+00:00June 1st, 2021|Sustainability|0 Comments

Impact of Superfoods on Agribusiness

Over the years, the social and economic development in different nations has led to increased consumption of refined grains, meat, fruits, dairy, and vegetables as people have become wealthier. The shift in food consumption has led to an increase in non-communicable ailments such as cancer, coronary heart disease, type II diabetes, or obesity. In response [...]

By |2021-05-13T14:27:54+00:00May 13th, 2021|Uncategorized|0 Comments

Moringa in Natural Cosmetics

Natural cosmetics are becoming increasingly interesting because they contain more active ingredients than synthetic cosmetic products. Market trends are supported by significant progress in the research of bioactive compounds’ activity and safety. The extracts obtained from plants and algae contain a rich set of bioactive ingredients, like essential oils, amino-acids, and vitamins, which in combination [...]

By |2021-05-13T14:21:38+00:00May 13th, 2021|Uncategorized|0 Comments

Rwandan agribusinesses strive for better connections with their international buyers

Africa is home to an abundance of agricultural land. According to the World Bank, Sub-Saharan Africa has nearly 50 percent of the world’s fertile, usable and uncultivated agricultural land. Food systems across the continent are responding to rapid urbanization, rising incomes, and changing diets. Agricultural value chains are becoming more urbanized and consumer-driven, with a premium [...]

By |2021-05-13T14:13:34+00:00May 13th, 2021|Uncategorized|0 Comments

A guide to phy2app communication — bulk products

You have implemented phy2app and you are ready to transparently share the prepared information about your products, processes, your social responsibility, and environmental sustainability practices. At this point, it is important to keep in mind that the information should reach the right people. For phy2app to have the maximum impact and to help you find [...]

By |2021-04-27T18:30:05+00:00April 27th, 2021|phy2app communciation|0 Comments

How direct sourcing of shea nuts helps smallholder farmers and the environment

Shea fruits are without a doubt, an important raw ingredient for food and cosmetics. Shea fruit (Nilotica Species) grown in Uganda has especially high concentrations of Oleic acids, fatty acids, and vitamins, making it an ideal ingredient for cosmetics. Whereas the benefits of shea butter for consumers are well known, little information is given on [...]

By |2021-04-12T11:35:34+00:00April 12th, 2021|Uncategorized|0 Comments

How Anteja Africa is building sustainable value chains

Due to resource scarcity and yet companies have to increasingly compete for consumers and resources have changed the way companies carry out their businesses. To remain competitive, the companies have to go beyond how they operate. They have to consider opportunities that increase resource efficiency and reduce the environmental footprint across the entire value chain [...]

By |2021-03-30T10:48:07+00:00March 30th, 2021|Sustainability|0 Comments

Agribusinesses heads up! European buyers seek product information related to sustainability

Our recent research shows that the European buyers in natural ingredients’ sectors seek information related to the product’s origin, processes and quality standards, social and environmental impacts. Photo courtesy Unsplash In 2019, 62% of young British consumers admitted they would reconsider their purchasing behaviors if companies shared more product data and were better at communicating the environmental [...]

By |2021-03-21T19:52:41+00:00March 21st, 2021|Importance of Transparency|0 Comments

Success Story — Miyonga Fresh Greens opening new markets using phy2app

Miyonga Fresh Greens was among the first Kenyan companies to use phy2app and make transparency a strategic decision for the direction of their business. This is the story of how they were able to leverage the power of phy2app transparency to open new market opportunities and improve the market position of their products and [...]

By |2021-03-21T18:17:55+00:00March 21st, 2021|phy2app experience|0 Comments
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