Press release -
The Real Stevia Company encourages global goals for sustainable development
Today 193 world leaders will commit to 17 global goals for sustainable development to achieve 3 extraordinary things in the next 15 years; End extreme poverty, fight inequality & injustice and contribute to good health and well-being. With business in Paraguay, one of the poorest countries in Latin America, The Real Stevia Company has an important role to help reach those objectives.
Stevia is an important crop for the country of Paraguay and as one of the poorest countries in Latin America, it is highly dependent on agriculture products. A large share of the food produced comes from smallholder farmers, and with very few sources of income, stevia is a great cash crop.
- With our operation in Paraguay we have the opportunity and responsibility to make an impact on the communities and create a sustainable business. We at the The Real Stevia Company strive to build a business that reduces poverty and supports smallholders and their families by giving them the ability to improve their income, says Managing Director Sophia Horn af Rantzien.
TRSC has established a foundation to support local farmers by giving them plantlets, training, technical support and by teaching them how to cultivate stevia in a sustainable way. The foundation works as hub for knowledge transfer and helps the farmers reach the infrastructure needed for sustainably farming. As a result the farmers can reduce their climate footprint as previous method of clearing fields with fire or chemicals are no longer needed. The foundation offers equal opportunities for everyone, irrespective of age, sex, disability, ethnicity, religion or other status.
- Today the foundation positively affects more than 1500 people in Paraguay and with a rapidly growing market potential for stevia and an increasing consumer demand for organically produced sweeteners we expect to see more farmers join our network in the near future. The food industry now has the opportunity to reduce sugar levels in their products and we at The Real Stevia Company are supporting that with knowledge and products so they can take part of the food revolution that is about to affect people around the world, says Managing Director Sophia Horn af Rantzien.
WHAT IS STEVIA
Stevia is a natural ingredient without calories, providing consumers with a healthy alternative to sugar and artificial sweeteners.
Topics
- Food, Drink
ABOUT THE REAL STEVIA COMPANY/GRANULAR AB (PUBL)
The Real Stevia Company is a Swedish food company that produces, markets and sells stevia leaves and stevia extracts to the global food industry The vision is a world where people can choose sustainably sweetened products without health implications.. The Real Stevia Company collaborates with farmers in Paraguay and other countries where the stevia plant is grown and has control over the entire supply chain. The company provides a socially and enviromentally sustainably product that helps to raise farmers' living standard while meeting quality and safety requirements of the European food industry.
