Our Partners

Eden Manufacturing Pty. Ltd. is the SolarFlex partner in South Africa. They are also partners with Malnutrition Matters for the implementation of the VitaGoat and SoyCow food processing systems in the Southern African region. Situated in the town of Bergville in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, Eden Manufacturing is also in full partnership with REDI (Rural Economical Development Initiative). Among other initiatives, REDI supports farmers with loans and support for agricultural development. Eden serves the African market and will have locally produced SolarFlex Dryer systems available in 2010.

The REDI Re-Charge High Protein Instant Porridge Drink has been jointly developed with Eden Mfg. New and emerging farmers supply Eden Manufacturing with the required maize and soy beans. The Redi Re-Charge product is a critical component to support people living with HIV/AIDS, giving them strength to allow metabolism of ARV drugs and to help prevent wasting.

http://www.edenman.co.za/Company%20Overview%20Main.htm

The Indian partner for the SolarFlex project is SSP Pvt. Ltd., based in Faridabad near Delhi. They produce a large variety of food and pharmaceutical processing equipment. For the past fifteen years they have been working with Malnutrition Matters or its principals, for the production of small scale soymilk processing systems such as the SoyCow and VitaGoat. Now they are committed to the various applications of SolarFlex equipment including food drying and solar space heating.

SSP has been operating since 1977 and now employs over 400 people at various facilities in India. Their annual sales exceed US$ 25 Million. Their engineering and fabrication expertise will be applied to helping continue the development of SolarFlex equipment into new configurations and applications.

The partnership with SolarFlex and Malnutrition Matters will allow high quality fabrication at reasonable prices. This will serve not only the South Asian market, but also provide export opportunities internationally.

http://www.sspindia.com/