The PhytoTrade Africa 2009 Natural Products Award
Township Trades is the Winner!
PhytoTrade Africa’s Natural Products award recognises particular achievement in the field of ethically traded environmentally sustainable natural products in Southern Africa. Natural products are those derived from plants from Southern Africa.
The awards are based on self or third-party nominations and are assessed by the judging panel against a set of specific criteria. The awards are open to individuals and/or corporate entities in Southern Africa.
Entering your company or product in the awards is a great way to promote your business. All shortlisted nominations will gain editorial coverage on our websites and in Natural and Organic Products magazines, and the winners will also be entitled to cash prizes.
The 2009 awards will be judged by a panel of natural products, Fair Trade and environmental experts and handed out at a ceremony at the Natural and Organic Products Show in Johannesburg 24th - 26th June 2009.
The award on offer is the Phytotrade Africa Natural Award for ethical and environmentally sustainable products. Prize: SAR20,000 in cash.
PhytoTrade Africa regrets that due to the large number of entrants, we will not be able to respond to all nominators regarding the outcome of the awards. However, the winners and judges comments will be posted on our website.
Judges
- Ms Carmel Mbizvo, Head: Knowledge, Policy & Network Management, Acting Head Biodiversity Research South African National Biodiversity Institute.
- Mr Grant Momple, microbiologist, food technologist and Director of specialist extracts company Afriplex.
- Mr Trevor Steyn, a specialistin the chemistry of indigenous medicinal plants. Trevor owns Esse Organic Skincare and Ubuntu Health Products.
- Dr Nigel Gericke, a medical doctor and botanist. He is the co-author of Useful Plants of Southern Africa, founder of Phyto Nova Pty Ltd, and president of BioGenesis Laboratories.
- Ms Tatjana von Boorman, Coordinator of South Africa’s Greenchoice partnership labelling scheme.
- Ms Jennifer Seif, Executive Director of Fair Trade in Tourism South Africa (FTTSA), board member of the Tourism Business Council of South Africa and a founding Trustee of Fairtrade South Africa (FTSA).
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