Valorization of desert medicinal and aromatic plants (MAPs)

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Project Description

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Project Context

This project aims to enhance the recovery rate of bioactive molecules from aromatic and medicinal plants in southern Morocco by developing an optimized extraction prototype that provides high-quality botanical extracts and highlights their biological properties for cosmetic and pharmaceutical applications. The project aspires to foster sustainable valorization of desert indigenous biodiversity and strengthen leadership in natural product research and commercialization.

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Project Objectives

  • Valorization of remarkable indigenous medicinal flora from southern Morocco. Design and validation of an innovative extraction prototype. Enhancement and optimization of extraction yields. Production of premium high-quality botanical extracts with outstanding biological properties.
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Project Impact

  • Modernize the value chain of medicinal plants in the south of Morocco via a sustainable valorization approach. Technology transfer through Hands-on workshops and technical assistance of the key stakeholders “local cooperatives & herbalists” Develop a Startup/Spin-Off
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Expected Project Outputs

  • Valorization of remarkable indigenous medicinal flora from southern Morocco. Design and validation of an innovative extraction prototype. Enhancement and optimization of extraction yields. Production of premium high-quality botanical extracts with outstanding biological properties.
ASARI - Valorization of desert medicinal and aromatic plants (MAPs)
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