Klaus Dürbeck Consulting

<body bgcolor="#CCDDCC"> <font face="Arial, Helvetica" <center> <h2>Klaus Dürbeck<br>Consulting</h2> <h4>Medicinal and Aromatic Plant Products<br> Non-Wood-Forest-Products<br> Information, Technology and Services</h4> </center> <hr> <h3>CONCEPT</h3> <ul> <p>Klaus Dürbeck Consulting is an international information centre and consulting agency providing services for natural products industries.</p> <p>The main objectives are the accessibility of information and technology for the development of environmentally sustainable raw material resources and the on-site processing of extracts in cooperation with rural communities and the productive sector.</p> <p>Using its expertise in industrial utilization and commercialization of plant extracts, Klaus Dürbeck Consulting is committed to the vision of local industrial processing of non-wood-forest-products (NWFP).</p> <p>The growing importance of high value added medicinal and aromatic plant products and essential oils for local traditional medicine, Primary Health Care Systems, as well as international chemical and pharmaceutical industries all over the world led to the foundation of Klaus Dürbeck Consulting in 1992.</p> </ul> <hr> <h3>APPROACH</h3> <ul> <p>The lack of information about products, quality, markets, technology, producers and manufacturers is the principle limitation for industry and commerce. <p>Klaus Dürbeck Consulting</p> <ul> <li>offers a unique combination of information and technical support services for the needs of entrepreneurs in developing countries. The Group provides detailed technical information, compiles product monographs, and promotes the exchange of scientific and commercial publications at competitive prices. <li>works permanently with international senior advisors with working experience in over 30 countries in Asia, Africa, Latin America and Europe. The Group uses the on-site expertise of its associates. <li>combines and coordinates distinct competencies as an association of senior experts in botany, agronomy, processing, quality control, marketing and institutional advisory. </ul> </ul> <hr> <h3>SERVICES</h3> <ul> <p>The specific advisory services include the following:</p> <ul> <h4>Botany</h4> <ul> <li>Desk and field research for botanical identification of commercially important medicinal and aromatic plant species <li>Ecological and economic mapping of natural resources <li>Controlled wild collection <li>Ethno-botanical studies of NWFP <li>Intellectual property rights of economically important plant species </ul> <h4>Forestry</h4> <ul> <li>Silvicultural and agro-forestry systems for sustainable use of NWFP <li>Organization of forestry advisory systems for NWFP <li>NWFP as effective tools in support zone management <li>Development of sustainable and ecologically sound forest based industry <li>Forest and NWFP valuation </ul> <h4>Agronomy</h4> <ul> <li>Domestication of wild plant species <li>Small scale cultivation and agricultural extension service <li>Organic (bio-) production of medicinal and aromatic plants <li>Large scale cultivation and commercial production <li>Post harvest technology, i.e. drying, handling, storage, packaging, transports </ul> <h4>Processing</h4> <ul> <li>Design and construction of locally fabricated technology (distillation, extraction) <li>Technological and legal research in traditional medicine <li>Development of new plant products and by-products with value added for industrial markets <li>Technology development and adaptation <li>Introduction of high-tech-developments <li>Elaboration of local legislation requirements <li>Introduction of quality standards and quality control systems <li>Independent quality control <li>Product registration </ul> <h4>Procurement and Marketing</h4> <ul> <li>Research in developing countries´ domestic and regional markets <li>New product development and market identification <li>Local and regional distribution advisory and overseas trade promotion <li>Sourcing specialist products <li>Logistics </ul> <h4>Environmental Impact Advisory</h4> <ul> <li>Holistic Environmental Management of production and processing <li>Environmental Impact Analysis of the Natural Product Industries <li>Economics of environmentally sound production and processing </ul> <h4>Institutional Advisory</h4> <ul> <li>Program design and project formulation <li>Studies for identification, preselection, preparation and appraisal of projects during the pre-investment phase <li>Project management at different stages of the implementation phase <li>Project monitoring and evaluation during the operating phase <li>Strengthening of national consultancy capacities <li>Sourcing of risk capital and joint venture establishment </ul> <h4>Information Centre</h4> <ul> <li>Information and market services <li>Design of working manuals and establishment of information systems </ul> <h4>Crops and Products</h4> <ul> <li>Medicinal and aromatic plant extracts <li>Essential oils from underexploited plant material <li>Spice oleoresines <li>Natural cosmetics <li>Tropical fruit flavours <li>Gums and resins <li>Natural dyes and colourings <li>Natural pesticides <li>Natural high intensity sweeteners <li>Plant-derived drugs for the pharmaceutical industry </ul> </ul> </ul> <hr> <h3>WORK RECORD</h3> <ul> <p>The majority of work done by the core associates of Klaus Dürbeck Consulting is undertaken to resolve specific technical problems of the developing countries´ natural product industries.</p> </ul> <hr> <center> <p>Please contact Klaus Dürbeck, Chief Executive, at:<br><br> <b>Klaus Dürbeck Consulting</b><br> Rufstraße 5<br> D-83064 Raubling (FRG)<br> Telephone: +49 - 80 35 - 36 90<br> Telefax: +49 - 80 35 - 83 40<br> <address><a href="mailto:K.Duerbeck@duerbeck.de"><b>eMail: K.Duerbeck@duerbeck.de</b></a></address></p> </center> <hr> <center> <center> <p>If you read this, your browser is not able to show the recommended frames on this homepage.</p> </center> <p><font size=-2>First published: 10. October 1996<br> © Copyright 1996-97 by Klaus Dürbeck Consulting<p> </font> </body>