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The consultants

 Andrew Jones MBA BSc(Hons)

Andrew Jones is an independent consultant specialising in the natural ingredients business.  After graduating in 1984 with a degree in Food Science, Andrew started his career working on enterprise development projects in Sri Lanka and then Peru. In 1995 he joined The Body Shop International plc as a senior buyer for natural ingredients. His responsibilities included sourcing ingredients for the Community Trade programme. In 2004, Andrew left The Body Shop to start his own consulting business. 

In the B2B programme, Andrew Jones is linking exporters to buyers located in the following countries: United Kingdom, Ireland, The Netherlands, Belgium, France, Spain, Portugal and Scandinavia.

andrew.jones@fairventure.com

 Klaus Dürbeck, Dipl. Ing. Agr. (univ.)

Klaus Duerbeck founded Klaus Dürbeck Consulting in 1992 to continue with his working experience in the UNIDO special programme on “Industrial Utilization of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants” since 1987. For CBI, UNCTAD and SIPPO Klaus Duerbeck focuses on the market driven management of sustainable raw material supply for high value added medicinal and aromatic plant products and essential oils. His main objectives are the accessibility of information and technology for the development of sustainable raw material resources. As president of FORUM ESSENZIA he promotes the transparency in the complete supply chain, integrating the on-site processing of plant extracts linking rural communities, the productive sector and final consumers in the context of Aromatherapy.

In the B2B programme, Klaus Duerbeck is linking exporters to buyers located in the following countries: Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy and the new member countries in former Eastern Europe (CEE);.

 

Headquarters:

Cristina Martinez-Montaña
BTFP Associate Expert
cristina.martinez@unctad.org

Peter van Gilst
Programme Manager
cbi@cbi.nl

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