PhytoTrade Africa: Subscriber to the Natural Products Information Service
What is the Natural Products Information Service?
It is a subscription-based service operated by PhytoTrade Africa, to assist rural producers to access information on:
- New natural products and market opportunities;
- Simple production and processing technologies for each product; and
- PhytoTrade Africa members locally and within the region who are interested in developing linkages with rural producers
Who should subscribe to the NPIS?
Anyone can subscribe to the NPIS. However, you are most likely to benefit if you are a small rural business, or a community group, club, or association, and you want to make money from natural products.
What services do subscribers receive?
As an NPIS subscriber, you are entitled to receive the following services free:
Regular newsletters and updates from PhytoTrade Africa
- Preparation by PhytoTrade Africa technical staff of a producer profile describing you, your production capacity, product range and contact details
- Circulation of your producer profile to all PhytoTrade Africa members
- Match-making services to link you to members requiring regular supplies of a particular product
- Linkages to donors who may be interested in supporting your enterprise
- Access to a limited range of technical training manuals and publications
As an NPIS Subscriber, you are also entitled to receive the following services at cost-price:
- Priority attendance at PhytoTrade Africa training sessions on production and processing technologies for relevant natural products
- Access to a much wider range of technical training manuals and publications
- Participation in regional trade shows
What does it cost?
An annual subscription to the NPIS costs US$50, payable in local currency.
I want to become an NPIS subscriber. What do I do next?
Request an application form from PhytoTrade Africa’s offices in Harare, Zimbabwe, and submit it, along with your subscription fee, to the address below. As soon as we receive it, your subscription will be activated and you will become eligible for all the benefits of an NPIS subscription.
Follow this link to send an email requesting an application form.