Founder: Khaled Turki & Waleed Kamal
Stage: Pilot Production and Initial Sales
Description: First for Drying and Packing of Herbal and Aromatic plants provides packaged (branded and white label), sun-dried ground and whole hibiscus, cumin, chili, coriander (as a first step) in the following sizes: 100-70-50-20 g. The company uses the contract farming model with small farmers and agricultural associations to provide the raw material throughout the year. First aims to distribute its products to supermarkets, restaurants and wholesalers in Luxor throughout the year and at competitive prices.
Value Proposition: First offers packaged branded and white label dried herbal and aromatic plants in the required quantities to traders and supermarkets who are looking to diversify their product offerings and shelves.
Cleantech Arabia’s support: through Imkan Project for youth employability and entrepreneurship in Upper Egypt
Supported with: The People of Japan, Ministry of Trade and Industry, Luxor governorate, United Nations Industrial Development Organization, and Chemonics Egypt Consultants.
