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Sustainable harvesting of Namibian essential oils by the KCINPT Trust, promoting natural perfume products, community trading, and indigenous natural products. Collaboration with Burt's Bees for natural fragrance ingredients.
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Pure Traditional Perfume natural Community 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 (Sarcocaulonmossamedense, C. angolensis) ; testing of samples Marketing and Product development: Market Research & Formulation Consultant Namibian Essential Oil Innovation Project (NEOi) Meike Honens / NRI IPPT - 7th of November 2012
Test trials withPechuel-Loeschealeubnitziae Harvest Drying/pre-processing Distillation Namibian Essential Oil Innovation Project (NEOi) Meike Honens / NRI IPPT - 7th of November 2012
Test trials withCommiphora oblanceolata ‘OMUMBUNGU’ Pre-Processing Essential oil Steam distillation and oil extraction Namibian Essential Oil Innovation Project (NEOi) Meike Honens / NRI IPPT - 7th of November 2012
Essential oil lab at OPF - Under construction.. Quality control, filtering, bottling and packaging of essential oil samples Namibian Essential Oil Innovation Project (NEOi) Meike Honens / NRI IPPT - 7th of November 2012
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 Namibian Essential Oil Innovation Project (NEOi) Meike Honens / NRI IPPT - 7th of November 2012
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 Namibian Essential Oil Innovation Project (NEOi) Meike Honens / NRI IPPT - 7th of November 2012
Thank you! Namibian Essential Oil Innovation Project (NEOi) Meike Honens / NRI IPPT - 7th of November 2012