Strategy

Kuli Kuli partners directly with small family farmers and women’s cooperatives to help them scale their businesses and access the U.S. market. Moringa is often grown and processed by women, making it an excellent crop for women smallholder farmers looking to supplement their household income. By providing ongoing technical assistance and flexible payment terms, we unlock the power of the U.S. market for our supplier partners.

Strategy

Moringa’s high levels of protein, calcium, iron, and vitamin C have led many international development organizations to advocate the plant as "natural nutrition for the tropics." With a rise in demand for moringa, an increase in production and consequential consumption is occurring in the communities where moringa is grown. Kuli Kuli is incentivizing communities that struggle with malnutrition to invest in a nutrient-dense plant that will nourish their community, both nutritionally and economically.

Strategy

Moringa is resilient to increasing droughts caused by climate change and can grow in sandy soil, making it ideal for reforestation efforts. Kuli Kuli works with farmers to implement regenerative agricultural practices and evaluates our environmental footprint at all stages of the supply chain.

Moringa’s fast growth rate, large root system,and multiple flushes of vegetation throughout the year enable high rates of carbon dioxide sequestration. One study in particular showed the rate of absorption or assimilation of carbon dioxide by the moringa tree to be twenty times (20x) higher than that of general vegetation. Beyond carbon sequestration, moringa trees act as wind barriers, prevent erosion, improve hydrological cycles, conserve soil, and provide semi-shade, which is useful in intercropping systems where intense direct sunlight can damage crops.