The Neem plant is not the only thing growing in Abaco, as a small business focused on organic farming has been turning the plant into profits, with an average 20 percent growth rate over the last five years, even through the recent economic downturn.
Abaco Neem Limited produces a range of products from the Neem plant, including product lines for body and beauty, alternative medicine, pets, and agricultural use. The company’s founder Nick Miaoulis started growing the plants in Abaco about 18 years ago, and the company’s products have been on the market for about 10 years.
“This tree is actually native to India,” Daphne De Gregory, sales and marketing manger and ...

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