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Women in rural Namibia profit from biodiversity-friendly trade

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UNCTAD

Publication Date
2021-05-20

The Eudafano Women’s Cooperative in Namibia extracts ingredients from seeds of indigenous plants such as marula, a medium-sized deciduous tree, for the domestic and international cosmetics industry. Oil extracted from marula seeds is rich in elements that are essential for the preservation of human skin, making it an ideal ingredient for cosmetics.

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https://unctad.org/news/women-rural-namibia-profit-biodiversity-friendly-trade