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Other medicines exist, but have lost their effectiveness as the virus has developed a resistance against them. The only African country which produces ''Artemisia annua'' at scale is Madagascar. This is directly linked to the activities of Bionexx. ''Artemisia annua'' is typically grown by smallholder farmers. Due to its specific growing and harvesting conditions, it can be cultivated in the low season as a counter-crop of rice.
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For the farmers, this cash crop is an interesting enhancement of their income per hectare. In Madagascar, around 10.000 farmers are supplying to Bionexx and derive about 25% from their annual cash revenue from this.
=== Bionexx Madagascar ===
* is now one of the leading Artemisinin suppliers globally, and the only based in Africa;
* has installed capacity to strongly increase Artemisinin volume in the coming years.
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=== Strategy ===
2. increasing the biomass supply through growing the supplier base of farmers growing ''Artemisia annua'' and to enhance their production per hectare in a sustainable manner.<br>
3. diversification into other products based on botanical extracts.
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=== Partnerships ===