Introduction
“African Natural Products” is dedicated to mobilization, training, processing, value addition and marketing of indigenous natural agricultural, body, and health products in Africa.
It works with Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in rural and semi arid parts of East Africa to provide a sustainable market for wild collected and domesticated Non Timber Forestry products.
ANP’s has a portfolio of 22 products branded “Back to basics”. The range includes agricultural inputs, herbal teas, health functional juices, bee, natural body and health care products.
The company seeks to build public private sector partnership not only to integrate the supply chain and improve the transformation options but also to improve global competitiveness for the East Africa’s natural products product offering.
Vision
The vision statement of ANP Company Limited is “Sustainable production of high quality African natural health products for domestic and international markets.” The opportunity for the company lies in utilizing the unlimited natural and tree products research to produce a diversified range of eco-friendly and affordable products that target agriculture, body, and health care.
Mission/ philosophy
Improvement of livelihoods through partnerships in market place creation and environmental stewardship for African Natural products stakeholders.
Objectives
• Facilitating sustainable and environmentally sound cultivation, wild harvesting, production and processing of indigenous natural products.
• Empowering farmers and small/ medium enterprises to participate in Agriculture and natural health product sector through involvement in decision-making, value-addition and marketing.
• Certified organic production and processing.
• Capacity strengthening for primary producers and.
• Product development and quality management
