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Social and Eco Sustainability

SOCIAL

In rural South Africa, jobs are vital to the sustainability of Communities, to this end we employ over 300 people, mostly women, on our farms.

We are constantly exploring means to expand our reach into the communities we support. We have always complied with the stringent employment CSR and OHS laws in South Africa and operate through an ethical Code of Conduct.

We assist a number of community projects in our area, from Early Learning, Orphan support to community farmer support by sourcing seedlings, providing information on growing, distillation and marketing services.

Ayanda African Oils | Organic Essential Oil Supplier

ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS

Manufacturing a high-quality product takes time, skill and discipline. Some of Ayanda’s growers started farming and distilling essential oils in 2001. Our passion is in both the growing and extraction processes, we are committed to extracting and growing these aromatic plants with as little environmental impact as possible. To this end, the following measures have been implemented:

  • The availability of waste wood off our neighbours FSC (Forestry Stewardship Council) certified plantations, created an opportunity to improve the sustainability of our processing facilities. In 2014 some of our farmers converted their boilers from burning fossil fuels to wood fired boilers.
  • One of our distillation units runs on methane gas produced from a state of the art bio-digester that runs on waste material
  • In all our plantations, waste material from the distillation process is returned to the field as a mulch ensuring zero wastage, also assisting with erosion control, pest control and weed control.

….And we continue to grow and improve on our sustainable footprint

Quality Management

QUALITY AND SUSTAINABILITY

Ayanda African Oils produces both certified Organic and Non-certified organic (natural ) essential oils. Our organic products are certified organic by ECOCERT SA. They inspect our farming and processing facilities to ensure we meet strict organic requirements.

Organic products are farmed and processed without the use of chemicals such as pesticides and fertilisers. This produces nutrient rich, fertile soil, which nourishes the plants by keeping chemicals off the land and protecting water quality, plant life and wildlife.

Ayanda African Oils | Organic Essential Oil Supplier

QUALITY

  • All our essential oils conform to the ISO standards.
  • Each batch is analysed by GC-MS through an independent accredited laboratory in France.
  • Ayanda is Certified Organic to EU and the USDA NOP regulations
  • Some of our Shareholders are certified by ECOCERT, Others by Kiwa BCS ÖKO-Garantie GmbH.
  • Organic inspection performed annually by the above mentioned organisations
  • Although the Nagoya protocol does not cover the production of our current basket of essential oils we do support the principals.
Ayanda African Oils | Organic Essential Oil Supplier
Ayanda African Oils | Organic Essential Oil Supplier

Products

Ayanda African Oils produces and markets essential oils and hydrosols, both organic and conventional.
Our oil is supplied in either 25L or 210L fluorinated HDPE UN approved containers.

We currently produce the following Essential oils:

  • Tea tree (Melaleuca alternifolia)
  • Lemon Scented Tea Tree (Leptospermum petersonni)
  • Rosemary var. Verbenone (Rosmarinus officinalis)
  • Rose geranium var. Bourbon (Pelargonium graveolens)
  • Lemon grass (Cymbopogon citratus)
  • Niaouli (Melaeuca quinquenervia)
  • Eucalyptus smithii
  • Eucalyptus 80% Cineole
  • Lemon Grass (Cymbopogon Flexuosus)
All our products are shipped with the following documents:
  • Certificates of analysis (COA)
  • Safety data sheets
  • Allergen declaration
  • GC-MS analysis

About Us

Ayanda African Oils – A growing family of essential oil farmers in South Africa

Ayanda (a-ya-nda) Zulu word meaning: increase, grow, multiply … and we are growing