Since 1920, Huilerie Emile Noël has attached great importance to the quality of its organic raw materials. Huilerie Emile Noël was a pioneer of fair trade in the 80s, when it developed the first organic, traceable supply chain in West Africa. Now it scours France and the rest of the world in search of producers of top-quality organic fruits and seeds.
The oils used in Emile Noël food products and Emma Noël cosmetics come from honest, long-term win-win partnerships.
The organic sesame seed chain created 18 years ago and certified BIOPARTENAIRE® can testify to this. It comprises over 8,000 producers based in the north-east of Bamako in Mali, supplying Huilerie with over 1,000 tonnes of sesame per year. This success led to the creation of a local Foundation to develop and perpetuate these exchanges.
Since then, other chains, built on the same model, have produced shea, baobab, hazelnut, argan and avocado for Huilerie Emile Noël.
Sesame seeds from Mali
Partnership : 2001
People concerned : 7,000 producers
Quantity purchased by HEN : 1000 tonnes/year
Actions implemented: awareness-raising and training, introduction of new cultivation methods
Moroccan argan kernels
Partnership : 2006
People concerned : 924
Quantity purchased by HEN : 15,000L/year
Actions implemented: purchase of vehicles, improvement of roads, creation of a water treatment plant, creation of a canteen, literacy program.
Hazelnuts from Turkey
Partnership : 2008
People concerned : 2,000 producers
Quantity purchased by HEN : 15 tonnes/year
Actions implemented: financing of a drinking water reservoir, reception centers for seasonal workers. Supply of inputs and frost protection systems.
Lawyers of Kenya
Partnership : 2008
People involved : 1,350 producers
Quantity purchased by HEN : 12 tonnes/year
Actions implemented: Creation of a storage building, introduction of new methods to improve yield, payment of tuition and medical fees.
Shea butter from Burkina Faso and Ghana
Partnership : 2008
People concerned : 2,000 producers in Burkina Faso and 2,000 in Ghana
Quantity purchased by HEN : 50 tonnes/year
Actions implemented: Training, storage buildings, investment in new tools, purchase of vehicles, development of school projects.
