The Cooperative of Beekeepers and Family Farmers of Northern Minas (Coopermapi) will produce…

The Cooperative of Beekeepers and Family Farmers of Northern Minas (Coopermapi) will produce and sell honey-based cosmetics using technology developed at the State University of Montes Claros (Unimontes). The products—shampoo, conditioner, and hair mask—are the result of a master's research project and have been patented.

The products were developed during Liliane Mendes' master's degree within Unimontes' Stricto Sensu Graduate Program in Biotechnology (PPGB), supervised by Professor Vanessa de Andrade Royo, coordinator of the Natural Products Laboratory. Coopermapi partnered in the project. Located in Bocaiúva, the cooperative will handle product commercialization under the brand Potyrandê.