Ex- UB Scholar ventures into Morula oil business

Dr Georgia Duerst-Lahti
Dr Georgia Duerst-Lahti

What started as a research assignment for former University of Botswana (UB) lecturer, Dr Georgia Duerst- Lahri culminated into an employment generating enterprise that today has a number of people in its staff.

indigenous fruit- bearing species like moretlwa, mogabala, mmilo, moretologa, and morula that they preferred eating fresh and throwing away kernels which can be extracted to make oil.

Her clientele consists of local manufacturers including Fro Girls, Shedol, Nubian Seed and Mango Craft, amongst others. DLG Naturals also serve international markets in Czech Republic and United States of America.  “We do have contacts with some of our suppliers, especially those who are outside the country. The demand for organic oil keeps growing and we are looking for some local investors to expand and increase capacity,” she said. With about 28 employees, she said they produce 1.2 tonnes of oil within a month with plans to expand as the business grows.

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