africrops! GmbH

Since 2013 the africrops! GmbH from Berlin, Germany has been importing various African plant products and providing them in bulk quantities in the European and American markets. By trading plant products we pursue the aim of promoting a sustainable development in Africa. Combining developmental goals and strategies with commercial objectives is a decisive factor to ensure the sustainability of this development. Sustainability in our understanding is based on 3 pillars: - environment - social situation - economical situation africrops! producers are all personally advised, audited and trained by our team. Through this close cooperation we are able to build reliable, long-term business relations. Through the consultation and training we provide to our partners, we are able to increase productivity, as well as the quality of the products produced. Throughout the cooperation we take into account the respective environments, as well as the needs and the opportunities of each partner. A special outcome of our work is the first African organic farming training center in Vasdraai, Namibia. This facility has been officially recognized – and is now funded by – the Namibian state. It is the first official vocational training center for organic farming in Sub-Saharan Africa. Here young individuals from marginalized communities are trained. With these well-trained, competent workers we are able to produce high quality products on the one hand. On the other hand young people are introduced to the potential in the agricultural sector, promoting entrepreneurial activity and developing the local market. We call our approach “dual - but not german”. Under supervision trainees are introduced into the production process. africrops! brings the markets, so that income can already be generated at this point. We pursue and live the idea of making African partners independent of aid in order to work together fairly and on eyelevel.