Invitation for a journey of discovery
We suggest you to see in pictures a few traditional production sites and humanitarian programs in France and India. Modes of production are identical, the differences only lie in the methods used (more or less use of automation).
In the south of France
Culture ponds in greenhouse
Harvesting biomass on a filter
Limpid flow of filtered growing medium under the harvesting table
Biomass before wringing
Spirulina after wringing, ready to be consumed fresh, otherwise dried
Manufacturing Spirulina spaghetti to facilitate the drying process
Spaghetti coming out
Spirulina Spaghetti on a drying tray
Drying cabin
Harvesting spaghetti after drying and before turning into granules
In the company of my friend, producer Jean-Bernard and Maurice David, who started the first Spirulina production in 1976 for the company Sosa Texcoco in Mexico whose director was Senator Hubert Durand-Chastel
In the company of Philippe Sarrus the first importer of Spirulina in France, my friend Jean-Bernard and two humanitarian project holders in Senegal
In Tamil Nadu, India
Culture ponds
Harvest
Harvest
Harvest
Filtration of the growing medium
Preparations for pressing
Preparations for pressing
Pressing
Biomass drained, ready to be consumed fresh or dried
Making spaghetti for solar drying
Distribution of lemon juice mixed with fresh Spirulina
Mango compote mixed with fresh Spirulina
Manual stirrring of the ponds
Cleaning the ponds
Visit of a training center for Spirulina production for the Tamil refugees from Sri Lanka in the company of my friend Hendrik
Refugee camps which have adopted Spirulina production
Culture ponds
Culture ponds of a shrimp hatchery for feeding larvae
Humanitarian production for children in schools
Culture ponds
Press
Kitchen
Another humanitarian program settled by Antenna India for school children
Culture ponds
Harvesting and stirring of the ponds
Rinsing the harvested biomass, and rearing ponds for ornamental fishes
Rearing ponds of ornamental fishes
Feeding the fishes with fresh Spirulina
Manufacturing Spirulina cookies for school children
Preparing sugar cane
Adding puffed rice and Spirulina
Cookies ready for distribution in schools
Daily distribution of Spirulina cookies in schools
Each student receives a cookie; it’s good but it sticks to the teeth
A treat
Antenna India it is also micro credit, visit of a small fish farm with my friend Devamanoharan
A fulfilled beneficiary
Devamanoharan with her husband
End of the journey with these flowers
We hope you had a good time