South Africa's Premium Moringa Brand
You can buy from us in BULK!
For the development of potential investment opportunities the three main uses of Moringa can be summarized as:
- Dried leaf powder for human and animal consumption
- Oil for cosmetic/beauty products, human consumption and biofuel
- Leaf, twigs and press cake as animal fodder
In Africa a multi-purpose crop, such as the Moringa tree, will benefit the food, beauty, biofuel and several other industries. Several reports from Southern Africa strongly support that this “miracle tree” would benefit the rural communities of Africa in which large scale plantations will provide substantive real employment opportunities and provide a sustainable income for marginalized communities. Moringa produce can be consumed or sold as a food source, cooking oil, fodder, biofuel, as well as contribute to the improved quality of water supply in rural areas. This tree is a suitable candidate for commercial establishment in different areas in Africa, as it, despite mostly naturally occurring in the tropics and subtropics, can tolerate higher temperature extremes and/or survive light frost and tolerates a wide range of soil and rainfall conditions.
Prices of Current Bulk items for sale:
25 kg Moringa Powder
25 kg Moringa Powder
Get more info/prices20 kg Moringa Tea
25 kg Moringa
Tea
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25 kg Moringa Porridge
25 kg Moringa Porridge
Get mor info/pricesOur farm is nestled along the magnificent Crocodile River. The farm is ideally located for Moringa tree farming with the correct climate and available water supply. Trees take six to eight months to reach leaf yielding maturity after planting, and leaves can be harvested every three month thereafter.
The plan is to plant 500,000 Moringa trees over ten months. Trees will be planted in rows half a meter apart yielding ten thousand trees per hectare. Ideally three to four months from planting trees, harvesting will commence with a maximum of six to eight months.
It is expected, that each tree will produce 1kg’s of leaves (wet harvest). Thereafter, trees will be harvested every three months. These leaves will be washed and dried (24-36 hrs) after which they will be milled into powder form. 250,000 trees will produce 30 tons of powder, three times per year, equating to R7 million per year, at the expected wholesale price of R80 per kilogram. (excl. packaged)
What other items can be bought in bulk?
Stems
Stems
- Generally straight, can be poorly formed
- 1.5-2m before branching begins
Branches
Branches
- Umbrella shaped canopy
- Branches grow in disordered manner
Leaves
Leaves
- Alternate, twice or thrice pinnate leaves grow
- Mostly at the branch tips
- 20-70 cm long
- Long petiole with 8-10 pairs of pinnae each bearing two pairs of opposite, elliptic or obovate leaflets and one at the apex, all 1-2 cm long
Flowers
Flowers
- Pleasantly fragrant
- 2.5 cm wide
- Produced profusely in axillary, drooping panicles 10 to 25 cm long
- White or cream colored and yellow-dotted at the base
Fruits
Fruits
- Three lobed pods that hang down from the branches
- 20-60 cm in length
- When they are dry they open into 3 parts
- Each pod contains between 12 and 35 seeds
Seeds
Seeds
- Round with a brownish semi-permeable seed hull
- Hull itself has three white wings that run from top to bottom at 120-degree intervals
- Each tree can produce between 15,000 and 25,000 seeds/year
- Average weight per seed is 0.3g
- Kernel to hull ratio is 75:25
How can these elements be used?
| Part of Plant Used | Preparation | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Food | ||
| Young Leaves | Cooked, raw or powdered | Source of Vitamin A, B, C, Calcium, Protein, Iron, Amino Acids |
| Young Green Pods | Boiled | |
| Dry Seeds | Ground into powder for seasoning | |
| Roots | Cooked | |
| Resin | Thickening agent | |
| Flowers | Cooked or raw | |
| Oil | Raw | |
| Medicinal | ||
| Bark | Prepared in different ways depending on the treatment | Can be used in the treatment of: Anemia, Anxiety, Asthma, Blackheads, Blood Impurities, Blood pressure, Bronchitis, Catarrh, Chest congestion, Cholera, Colitis, Conjunctivitis, Cough, Diabetes, Diarrhea, Dropsy, Dysentery, Eye and ear infections, Fever, Glandular swelling, Gonorrhea, Headaches, Hysteria, Intestinal worms, Jaundice, Lactation, Malaria, Pain in joints, Pimples, Psoriasis , Respiratory disorders, Scurvy, Semen deficiency, Skin infections, Sore throat, Sores, Sprain, Stomach ulcers, Urinary disorders, Wounds |
| Gum | ||
| Leaves | ||
| Seeds | ||
| Roots | ||
| Pods | ||
| Flowers | ||
OilWater PurificationBiogas
| Part of Plant Used | Preparation | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Feed | ||
| Leaves | Foraging | Availability in dry season, high protein |
| Seed Kernels | Feed Cakes | High protein, Can be prepared after oil extraction |
| Seeds | Lubricant | As a lubricant for fine machinery such as timepieces because it has little tendency to deteriorate and become rancid and sticky |
| Seeds | Cooking Oil | |
| Seeds | Carrier oil for cosmetics | It has a capacity to absorb and retain volatile substances and is therefore valuable in the perfume and cosmetics industry for stabilizing scents |
| Seeds | The press cake, following oil extraction, is pulverized and added to water | The cationic polyelectrolytes neutralize the colloids in muddy or dirty water since the majority of these colloids have a negative electrical charge. This protein can therefore be used as a non-toxic natural polypeptide for sedimenting mineral particles and organics in the purification of drinking water, for cleaning vegetable oil, or for sedimenting fibers in the juice and beer industries. |
| Tree | Mixed with water and processed in biogas reactor | Average methane content 81% |
Alley Cropping
| Part of Plant Used | Preparation | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Plant Growth Enhancer | ||
| Leaves | Used in the form of a foliar spray | Use of the growth hormone spray will also cause the plants to be firmer and more resistant to pests and disease. Plants that are treated with this growth hormone spray will also produce more and larger fruit and will consequently have a higher yield at harvest time |
| Tree | Planted between food crops |
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| Erosion control | Can be planted in areas where erosion is prevalent to limit the removal of topsoil and secure the ground with the deep rooting system | |
| Tree | Planting in areas vulnerable to erosion | Easily established, fast growing |
How can you buy in bulk?
Our process is simple – send us an email of what you would like to order as well as the quantities. We will then send you a quote! Should you be happy with the quote, we take payment upfront and will deliver to your doorstep.
WE HARVEST OUR PLANTATION UP TO FOUR TIMES A YEAR, WHICH MEANS YOU REAP THE REWARDS OF BUYING IN BULK FROM US. MORE THAN JUST ONCE, FOR MORE THAN JUST ONE ELEMENT OF OUR MORINGA TREES!
How do we take care of our plantation?
We consider the following when we grow our Moringa trees:
Soil:
- Well drained (not waterlogged)
- Flat
- Previously worked / easily cleared
- Nutrient rich
- Fenced off area (not essential)
Climate:
- Gap in the rainfall in the year, minimum annual rainfall 250mm with maximum at over 3,000mm
- No frost or hail
- High average temperature
- High number of sun hours throughout the year
- Subtropical
- Direct sunlight