Production & Community
The Boa Gente factory in Machavenga
Twice a week, Boa Gente buys freshly harvested coconuts from neighboring communities
Coconut delivery by traditional transport means
First step of production is to remove excess fibre from the coconuts
Coconuts are then split open, the traditional way, with a machete
The only part of the process that uses electricity is the motor-powered grating. Each worker grates about 125 coconuts per shift.
The grated coconut is then dehydrated for about 40 minutes on a dryer heated with the coconut husks and shells.
Once the grated coconut is completely dehydrated, it is inserted into the cylinder of a manual press for extraction of the oil.
Each batch produces about 1.5L of virgin coconut oil.
The oil is then bottled at the factory in repurposed glass packaging, or used for the production of handmade natural soaps and balms.
Boa Gente baby donkey, Attila doing public relations with factory neighbours
Boa Gente Virgin Coconut Oil Production
Our production is low-tech, small-scale, labor-intensive, and community-rooted — a deliberate choice that ensures sustainability for the factory and freshness, traceability, and exceptional quality for the products.
Our virgin coconut oil is cold-pressed in small batches at our cottage factory in Machavenga, in the rural district of Inhambane, Mozambique. Using stainless-steel equipment and manual labor, we ensure consistent, commercial-grade quality while preserving the oil’s natural purity.
The process is beautifully simple: each coconut is opened, grated, gently dried, and pressed — all within about one hour of opening. This freshness is what gives Boa Gente oil its delicate fragrance and silky texture.
The oil is then filtered, bottled, and labeled directly in our on-site laboratory, where every step follows strict sanitary and quality standards. From tree to jar, our process is designed to guarantee that the oil you receive is pure, safe, and of the highest quality.
100% Organic & Fair Trade
Our virgin coconut oil is made from the freshest local coconuts, sourced at the fairest prices from around 100 small-scale farmers living within a 10-kilometre radius of our factory. Each coconut is picked no more than five days before processing, ensuring maximum freshness and nutritional value. Our neighbors, twice a week bring their coconuts to the factory directly. No chemicals, additives, or preservatives are ever used neither in the soil that grows the trees, nor in any step of the processing of the coconuts — just pure, natural goodness.