PFID/NP Senegal

Governmental Partnerhsips

Forestry Department

Wire fence women hibiscus group growers fields; plant live fences and wind-breacks; regenerate kinkeliba stands; provide seedlings

Ministry of Agriculture

Order hibiscus quality seeds; manage the national hibiscus program;

Paoskoto Sub District

Extension; mobilize; sensitize; motivate; organize hibiscus growers; facilitate at thePaoskoto sub district level;

Plant Protection Department

Equip hibiscus growers with phyto sanitary equipment (sprayers and micro ulva); develop and implement a plant protection plan; train hibiscus growers.

Horticulture Department

Develop training modules; develop hibiscus market; follow up of the hibiscus production (conventional and organic)

Seed Control Department

Control of hibiscus seeds; certify introduced hibiscus seeds;

In-Country Partnerships

VAPROVET

Based on an MOU we collaborate in training activities and natural plant products development; assist in neem oil formulation; provide equipment for seeds grading and cleaning; contribute to the improvement of hibiscus harvesting and post harvesting equipment; share ministry of agric seeds market.

GLOBAL TRADE

Develops hibiscus export market; SIRIEX Buys and process hibiscus and kinkéliba; develop local and international markets for herbal tea; collaborate in expos. Maria Distribution Buys emerging natural products (Guiera senegalensis); buys kinkéliba and hibiscus; process hibiscus into beverage

SETEXPHARM

Buys all available non-certified organic hibiscus grown by ASNAPP’s partners.

Association of Bissap Processors and Exporters (ATEB)

Promotes the development of the Senegalese hibiscus industry; promotes improved hibiscus production; increases the opportunities for in-country processing; develops viable export market

Research Institutional Partnerships

University Cheikh Anta Diop of Dakar (UCAD)

Develop germplasm and research on Artemisia annua introduction to Senegal; screen Moringa varieties; develop degree research with students.

ISRA (CNRF, CDH)

Collaborate in Artemisia annua propagation in lab and nursery; elaborate joint research projects in Artemisia and hibiscus.

ITA

Elaborate joint research project in hibiscus processing (concentrate, instant, jelly) .

FAKAD( Farm Auberge Keur Awa Dior)

Collaborate in Artemisia annua and medicinal plants;

Partners and Donors

USAID - Senegal/SAGIC

Provide technical assistance for training of hibiscus growers.

Education - Health Association (AES)

Provide equipment, facilities, administrative support, logistics.

Private Sector Partners

Adina for Life - USA

Cape Natural Tea Products - South Africa

Teekanne GmbH & Co. KG- Germany

Inproplant GmbH - Germany

Hibiscus flowers being processed

Hibiscus being transported from the field after harvest..