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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
