Mission:
The North Carolina Natural Products Association was formed to establish North Carolina as a key global supplier of premium-quality plant-based natural medicines, organic products, functional foods, personal care products, and healthy lifestyle options. The association will achieve this mission through educating its member growers, manufacturers, service providers, and affiliates in academia and government, about North Carolina's burgeoning role and opportunities in the global natural products economy, and by continually elevating the quality standards, sustainability, and practices of its members.
Purpose:
- Educate individuals, agencies, and organizations about the North Carolina's natural products industry.
- Promote North Carolina grown and manufactured natural products.
- Bring together farmers and the natural products industry to explore growing and marketing opportunities.
- Encourage conservation and stewardship of North Carolina's botanical resources.
- Promote North Carolina as one of the leading producers of safe, natural therapeutic products and services.
- Monitor and disseminate information on regulatory measures pertaining to the natural products industry.
- Sponsor conferences and regional workshops.
- Encourage safe, effective, and high quality natural products manufacturing standards.
- Alert supporters to emerging opportunities in the natural products industry.
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