Pure Traditional Perfume natural Community traded Sustainable harvested Namibian Essential Oils....

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Traditional Perfume

naturalCommunity traded

Sustainable

harvested

Namibian Essential Oils.

Indigenous Natural Products

Namibian Essential Oil Innovation Project (NEOi) Meike Honens / NRI IPPT - 7th of November 2012

Namibian Essential Oil Innovation Project (NEOi)

Product specification and dossiers in progress: Toxicity, safety, technical and specification documentation as well as internal promotion to MANE perfumers for Commiphora wildii completed. Promotion to customers on-going

Interest in other Namibian fragrance resources (Sarcocaulon mossamedense, C. angolensis) ; testing of samples

Marketing and Product development:Market Research & Formulation Consultant

Harvest

Drying/pre-processing

Distillation

Test trials with Pechuel-Loeschea leubnitziae

Pre-Processing

Steam distillation and oil extraction

Test trials with Commiphora oblanceolata ‘OMUMBUNGU’

Essential oil

Essential oil lab at OPF - Under construction..

Quality control, filtering, bottling and packaging of essential oil samples

Burt’s Bees visiting OPF

Visit of Shannon Hess from ‘ Burt’s Bees’ to Namibia

Customer of the French Flavour and Fragrance company V. MANE FILS

Explore potential natural fragrance ingredients for Burt’s Bees cosmetic products

Kunene Conservancies Indigenous Natural Products TRUST ( KCINPT)

Trust has been formed after long consultation process

Legal framework for the ownership for Opuwo Processing Facility and benefit sharing

Consists of 5 PPOs (Commiphora Conservancies) , IRDNC and a technical expert

Trustees has been accepted their positions (Chairmen, Treasurer, Secretary etc.)

Private lawyer Uda Nakamhela facilitated legal process

All accompanied documents ( Deed of Trust, MOU) has been signed and submitted to high court for final registration

Thank you!

Pure Traditional Perfume natural Community traded Sustainable harvested Namibian Essential Oils....

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