In Part 2, SHP Director Ann Armbrecht speaks with producers from India, Guatemala, Namibia, Nepal, and Zimbabwe. It isn’t often that producers from different regions of the world can speak with each other about their experiences and we are thrilled to be joined by Elisa Aragon, Gero Diekmann, Khilendra Gurung, Shamiso Mungwashu, and Nihal Singh.
his webinar discusses the findings a the recent article, "A New Global Estimation of Medicinal and Aromatic Plant Species in Commercial Cultivation and Their Conservation Status," updating estimates on medicinal plant species in cultivation and their conservation status. The speakers discuss what it took to retrieve and compile this data, its limits, and why, more broadly, accurate data matters.
Dr Christine Woda and Roberto Duarte Preuss discuss the ways that public-private partnerships can help in fostering sustainable sourcing and improve livelihoods for producers of niche products like botanicals.
In this webinar, Jane Franch of Numi Organic Tea and Kayalin Akens-Irby of Planet FWD discuss the importance of getting accurate data on carbon emissions as a foundation for taking action to reduce those emissions.
A conversation with Arko Chatterjee, Founder and CEO of NaturaYuva, about his company’s work to source high quality natural ingredients from regenerative agroforestry small holder farms.
Are you really what you eat? David R. Montgomery and Anne Biklé take us far beyond this well-worn adage to deliver a new truth: the roots of good health start on farms. What Your Food Ate marshals evidence from recent and forgotten science to illustrate how the health of the soil ripples through to crops, livestock, and ultimately all of us.
This session introduces a ground-breaking new report by TRAFFIC, FAO, and IUCN SSC Medicinal Plant Specialist Group, entitled WildCheck: Assessing risks and opportunities of trade in wild plant ingredients.
Michael Heinrich, PhD, and Anthony Booker, PhD, discuss their research investigating the quality of botanical ingredients and herbal medicinal products along diverse value chains.
This webinar discusses what it takes to create and maintain mutually beneficial long term trade relations among those wild-harvesting plants for the global supply network.
A Conversation with Clinton Farmer, current Chairman of Kutkabbuba Aboriginal Corporation and Keith Drage, Managing Director of WA Sandalwood Plantations.
Jan Von Enden, Martin Bauer Group; Kevin Casey, Banyan Botanicals; and Yuca Waarts, Wageningen University discuss the social and economic dimensions of growing and harvesting botanical raw materials for the global market.
US botanical family farmers discuss their vision for farming, specific practices they follow, and what is needed to shift towards a more equitable system and create more resilient farming models.
Farm managers of three certified organic farms growing botanicals speak about their methods for caring for the health of the soil and biodiversity as a whole.
SHP Director Ann Armbrecht speaks with the managers of three certified organic farms leading the way in practicing methods that care for the health of the soil and biodiversity as a whole.
Gocha Dzneladze, Georgia, Diana Bartolić, Croatia, and Rik Kutsch Lojenga, UEBT discuss sourcing botanicals used for herbal teas in ways that respect the communities and environment.
Puspa Ghimire, Nepal; Tarun Prajapati, India; and Paulo Barriga, Peru discuss the challenges of the past year in producing and supplying high quality, sustainable, and fairly traded botanicals to the global market.
Thomas Leonard, Matt Dybala, and Bethany Davis showcase three models of how companies are approaching and implementing regenerative agricultural practices.
Tal Johnson and Sebastian Pole discuss the responsibilities and challenges of bringing values into a business and the balance of staying true to the mission of a company and evolving to meet changing circumstances.
Loren Israelsen, Angela McElwee, and Ajay Patel discuss the challenges the botanical industry is facing in terms of supply and sourcing and steps to ensure sustainability practices are not compromised.
Tieraona Low Dog, MD speaks about what young people can do to care for themselves and their communities, physically and emotionally, the COVID pandemic.
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