ProDUCER PARTNERs

Changing lives through fair trade

 True Origin work with a network of smallholder farmers to support them as they develop their businesses and to keep them motivated with a promise of good markets for their produce. We work with fair trade supporters in the UK to ensure that as farmers in developing countries increase their volumes there will be a growing market in the UK for their produce.
 
For more detailed information on our producer partners, please read below or visit their websites.
A woman farmer in South Africa harvesting her chillies ready or them to be turned into chilli sauce

From Kitchen to Community: Turqle Trading

By Nicola Taylor • January 27, 2026
A woman farmer in South Africa harvesting her chillies ready or them to be turned into chilli sauce
The impact at origin of Sunshine Nuts in Mozambique is truly remarkable

From Seed to Empowerment: The Sunshine Nuts Story

By Nicola Taylor • December 18, 2025
The impact at origin of Sunshine Nuts in Mozambique is truly remarkable
A smallholder farmer in Eswatini with a handful of chillies grown on her land.

Black Mamba Food - Small African Producer Creates Big Impact

By Nicola Taylor • December 18, 2025
Black Mamba is a small African Producer based in Eswatini, they are changing lives through their jams and chillies and working with True Origin
An image of the three flavours of Beer Bread - Garlic & Herb, Chilli & Garlic, Olive & Rosemary

The Beer Bread That's Baking Hope in South Africa

By Nicola Taylor • December 2, 2025
The Story of Beer Bread from a granny's kitchen in South Africa to the UK and beyond.
Women farmer in rural Kenya

True Impact Starts Here - The Story of Meru Herbs

By Nicola Taylor • November 5, 2025
HOW EVERY JAR FROM TRUE ORIGIN CHANGES LIVES IN RURAL KENYA

KASFA

KASFA, a WFTO member, is an association of smallholder rice farmers who grow our award winning Kilombero rice in and around Karonga in Northern Malawi, affectionately known as the warm heart of Africa.  

KASFA work in conjunction with NASFAM, the largest independent, smallholder-owned membership organization in Malawi, to facilitate the import of rice to the UK.  NASFAM also provides training, reasonably priced farm inputs and a fair price for their products to its members. Most of its members have some 4 acres, work their land with only a hoe as a tool and have no secondary education.
 
The rich alluvial soils and the traditional farming methods are kind to the environment and ensures a superior aromatic rice.  It has the been awarded the Ethical Consumer's 'Best Buy' for rice and has a Great Taste award assuring its good provenance and delicious taste. 
Buying their wonderful Kilombero rice at a fair and stable price provides the farmers with a sustainable income that is reinvested in their farms, providing better food security and the means to support and pay for their children's education.

To read more about the benefits to the rice farmers of buying Kilombero rice, please click here.

Turqle Trading

Pieter Swart and Rain Morgan are the founders of Turqle Trading. Their aim was to build a food trading company with a conscience and transparent accountability that would support and encourage growth at both their suppliers and their customers.  They are passionate about empowering disadvantaged communities by supporting education, raising awareness of gender based violence, and developing their workforce and sound environmental policies.

Turqle Trading supply two brands for JTS: Ukuva iAfrica and Cape Treasures from Cape Town, South Africa. 

Ukuva is the ’sense’ or ‘awareness’ of Africa that resonates in all of us… It is about our higher ideals - “I am, because we are”, People are people because of other people” (or Ubuntu). It is about warmth and friendliness and wholesome flavour. It is about trying to do the right things right, it is about the very heart of fairness in trade. And finally, Ukuva is about flavour adventures -ready to find those who want to be found... ”

Turqle Trading are Guaranteed Suppliers of WFTO

Meru Herbs

Meru Herbs was formed in 1991 to market the produce of local farmers, which included an assortment of herbal teas, then jams from locally found tropical fruits and finally, tomato-based sauces. One of the key achievements of Meru Herbs is female empowerment and women actually make up the largest percentage of Meru employees.

They are greatly invested in alleviating the challenges faced by small scale farmers such as climate change, pest and diseases control, and outdated technology by providing training and best farming practises.

Meru Herbs is a woman led organisation in rural Kenya and is dedicated to fair trade principles with a mission to empower women, alleviate poverty, improve standards of living. Meru Herbs gives small holder farmers the opportunity to sell their produce and improve their income by supplying directly to Meru and opening up global markets. Up to 100 local women are employed to prepare fruits and herbs and make the most amazing ‘all natural’ sauces and jams.