FROM SEED TO SHELF, INSIDE ONE COMPANY
Most biodegradable packaging sold in East Africa is imported. Ours is grown, made, and distributed within the region it serves.
STAGE 1
Hemp is cultivated on our own land at Lusangazi and, increasingly, through a smallholder outgrower cooperative across northern Malawi. For many participating households, hemp is a genuine alternative to a declining crop (tobacco) grown regeneratively rather than extractively.
STAGE 2
Harvested biomass moves through the Mzuzu facility (mapped end-to-end, from weighbridge intake to dispatch) and is processed, dry and mechanically rather than through water-intensive chemical methods, into a proprietary hemp fiber bioresin.
STAGE 3
Finished pellets, film, and tableware move along a contracted — not spot-market — freight corridor to converters, packaging manufacturers, and retailers across all three countries.
WHY HEMP?
Water & Land
Comparative studies put hemp’s water footprint at roughly 40–60% lower than cotton’s per kilogram of fiber, and its deep taproot gives it real drought resilience.
Growth Speed
Most hemp cultivars reach harvest in roughly three to four months — a far faster replenishment cycle than wood-based fiber sources.
Soil Health
Hemp is used in rotation partly for its capacity to improve soil structure and suppress weeds naturally, needing fewer chemical inputs than continuous tobacco or cotton.
Fiber Structure
Hemp’s high cellulose content — well above wood, comparable to flax — is structurally what allows it to compound well into a durable bioresin.