We would like to offer you our Neem powder - whether as pure powder or filled into capsules -Â offer a high-quality product that you can use without any concerns. We have even started a reforestation project for this! Our products are guaranteed to be free of additives and contain the best neem from the Chaco of Paraguay, from our organic-certified farm, away from civilization and possible sources of contamination.
It is important to us to be able to offer you products that meet the highest quality standards. Therefore, we will briefly explain how we ensure the high quality of our products:
Neem from our own organic certified farm in Paraguay
Controlled home cultivation instead of middlemen
We keep a close eye on the value chain
Further processing of the Neem leaves into powder is controlled by us
Own production hall with state-of-the-art machines used for further processing of the neem
Further processing of the Neem powder in Germany (filling into capsules or bags)
High quality neem powder is important to us! Our neem comes 100% from our organic-certified farm in Paraguay, so we are independent of middlemen and know exactly where our neem comes from and how it is processed.
In addition, we can guarantee that our neem powder is made exclusively from the leaves of the neem tree and is not diluted with inferior fillers or contains other parts of the neem tree. The result is a rich green neem powder that is free of impurities and produced under the highest quality standards.
| Reeleef | other producers | |
|---|---|---|
| Color | Rich green |
Muddy to greenish brown |
| Origin | Paraguay |
India |
| processing | In our own modern factory |
Uncertain |
| Contents | 100% Neem leaf powder |
Supposedly 100% Neem leaf powder |
| harvest | Controlled |
"Wild" |
Why are we telling you this? Because we want to make it clear to you that our neem powder is pure and safe! Things might be completely different for other companies that produce neem powder or neem capsules. We'll explain it to you briefly:
How other companies do it: Neem from India
Neem from middlemen
Many companies get their neem from India, from middlemen. Women are often hired there to harvest the neem leaves. Since they are paid by the kilogram, the motto here is quantity over quality. In other words, the condition of the neem leaves is not the main focus.
Uncertain raw material source & further processing
In addition, the leaves are harvested in the wild. In practice, this means that the women do not harvest the leaves in the fields, but rather where the trees are growing. It cannot be ruled out that leaves are also picked that are on the side of the road or are exposed to particular contamination. The neem leaves are then handed over to the clients who process the leaves further - how or under what quality standards is uncertain. These are then bought up by companies and sold on to the end consumer in the form of neem powder or in capsules.
Questionable quality of the alleged pure neem leaf powder
The neem powder, which may contain inferior neem leaves or other ingredients, is often muddy to greenish-brown and indicates inferior quality of the neem powder.
Vs. how reeleef does it: Neem from Paragauy
Controlled home cultivation
We do things differently - from growing the seedlings to processing the leaves - everything happens on our organic-certified farm and we control every step. This means we are independent of middlemen and can guarantee the high quality of our Neem products.
Fair working conditions & emphasis on social support
The people who work on site and are responsible for, among other things, harvesting the leaves and processing them into powder are paid fairly. We also want to support the people on our farm socially, so we have built a school on the farm that is not only open to the children of the employees, but also to adults who can learn to read and write here.
From the harvesting of the seeds to the cultivation and planting of the seedlings in the fields, everything is carefully documented on our farm in Paraguay. This allows us to track the individual work steps well and guarantee the high quality of our raw materials. Below we give you an overview of how our plants are grown.
When the neem trees are big enough and bear fruit, they are harvested.
The seeds of the fruit are then planted in small containers and grown in our nursery in a protected environment from the sun. After a few days, seedlings develop.
Once these leaves form, they are planted in larger containers and cared for until they are three months old.
Now they are big enough to be planted on the farm. They are transported to the field on trailers.
On site, holes are drilled into the ground by a tractor equipped with a drilling machine.
Since the neem plants will grow into large trees, it is important to maintain a certain distance between the trees. This is also possible with the tractor as it is equipped with a GPS system that ensures that the small plants are planted in straight rows at regular intervals. Although the plants are already large enough to be planted on the farm, their root ball is not yet developed enough to support the plant on its own.
They are watered for the next year until their root system has developed better and is large enough to be able to provide for themselves. The water for irrigation comes partly from a rainwater catchment basin on the farm, which is pumped into tanks and distributed from there, and partly from wells (but here the water still has to go through a desalination plant). The energy needed for the process is generated by solar panels that have been installed on the farm.
After about a year, the plant has grown into a stately neem tree.
The neem trees grow quickly and therefore need to be pruned; the branches are cut off at the lower part of the tree. These bear leaves, which do not end up as green waste, but are processed as a valuable raw material.
The neem leaves are transported to our newly built production hall, which was planned and constructed by a German engineer. In the hall we have new, state-of-the-art machines that allow us to efficiently process large quantities of neem leaves.
Once here, the neem leaves are first thoroughly washed in a washing machine to remove any kind of contamination and ensure the purity of the leaves.
They are then gently dried for two days in specially made drying boxes (as seen here), as the leaves are sensitive to heat and the valuable ingredients of the neem leaf could be damaged by excessive heat.
Finally, the dried neem leaves are ground, packaged and sent to Germany. There, the rich green neem powder is encapsulated by our partner company and packed into bags, or filled into the bags in the form of the 'loose' powder.
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