New avocado oil production factory in Dovheni Village

A new state-of-the-art avocado oil production factory, Ecovado, was recently opened in Dovheni village, Vhembe District in Limpopo.

The facility, launched in early October, has already created permanent jobs for local residents.

It manufactures Avocado oil and Avocado seed powder from unripe avocados, where the oil is used for cooking, while the seed powder can be used for various purposes such as health treatment, food preparation and other health-related purposes.

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The factory plans to supply the local and international markets with its products. It is said, it has also managed to secure an export market in Italy.

Founder of Ecovado plant, Hulisani Mudau, said his vision is to empower the local economy, help the local government to create sustainable jobs, while at the same time instilling the spirit of self-manufacturing local products inside the country.

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“We are now supplying different businesses in European countries and our vision now is to bring this home,” said Mudau.

“To make sure that instead of taking our products to outside countries and helping their economy grow, we must start processing our products here in our country from raw materials to finished products. This will help grow our economy and help to create jobs and open small businesses for our citizens.”