Knowledge and evidence

The Moedim Journal.

Buyer-useful, evidence-led writing on African botanical supply, essential-oil verification, and organic certification for smallholder farms. New pieces ship regularly.

What we are writing about

• How cosmetic buyers verify essential oils before purchase
• Why GC-MS is not the same as pesticide testing
• Kenyan rosemary oil, a buyer evidence checklist
• How smallholder traceability works from farmer to lot
• Organic conversion for smallholder botanical farms
• What a buyer should ask before sourcing African botanicals