The Miombo Biome stretches through the costal and semicostal regions of Mozambique, and is home to an incredible range of flora and fauna. Bio Óleos of Maxixe (BOM) is based in the southern province of Inhambane, across the bay from the city of Maxixe. We work with communities throughout the provinces of Inhambane, Sofala and Zambezia.
who we are
Bio Óleos de Maxixe is a young, environmentally-focused business initiative committed to creating partnerships with communities in rural Mozambique to sustainably harvest local oilseeds, extract natural oils and manufacture a unique line of organic skin and body care products, while incentivizing the preservation of native forests. BOM promotes community investment in the environment, helps secure income for vulnerable populations, utilizes lesser-known native oils, and promotes high-quality, environmentally-conscious and locally-made products as alternatives to imported goods.
bio óleos de maxixe:
- provides technical support to community associations in order to facilitate the production and commercialization of high quality organic oils
- develops organizational and business capacity of community associations
- provides a consistent market to participating association members for sustainably-harvested local oilseed
- promotes food security through income generation and the promotion of nutritious species
- trains and engages local men and women in the extraction of specialty cold-press oils, as well as the production and packaging of value-added, market-ready products
- promotes the preservation of Mozambique's native forests and their dwindling resources
- brings additional income into communities by arranging third party organic and ethical trade certification