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Developing the Sceletium tortuosum Sector

Published on Wednesday, 16 August 2023 13:12 Category: Access and Benefit-sharing, Parceval, Plants

Parceval, along with a consortium of other companies in the sector, has been awarded a matched funding grant for Sector development around the botanical product, Sceletium tortuosum. The funding has been provided via the Swiss Economic Development Agency and is managed by Gesellschaft fuer Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ). The main...

Completion of BioInnovation Africa Projects

Published on Wednesday, 1 March 2023 10:07 Category: Access and Benefit-sharing, Consulting, Parceval

In 2020 Parceval received funding through the BioInnovation Africa programme to develop supply chains and new products from indigenous African resources along with identified European partners. The funding was provided by the German BMZ and was implemented by the GIZ. The resources supported by grants were Resource X (a...

Committed to Sustainable Harvesting

Published on Wednesday, 1 March 2023 10:06 Category: Access and Benefit-sharing, Parceval, Plants, Waterkloof

In 2022, Parceval completed two important sustainability audits. The first was a FairWild audit, where certification was achieved for an external supply chain for a wild harvested species from the Eastern Cape. The second was a comprehensive audit conducted at Parceval’s farm, Waterkloof, for a range of medicinal plants...