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Isabelle Martinetti

Réunion Island company revives ancient fermentation technique to boost health

Sylviane Boyer and Mégane Mardemoutou at the Paris International Agricultural Show on 24 February, 2025. © RFI

Pot en Ciel Kreol is an artisanal cannery based on France's Réunion Island. Combining local agriculture with the ancient technique of lacto-fermentation, the company aims to preserve the island's rich biodiversity and promote better health for its inhabitants.

Sylviane Boyer founded Pot en Ciel Kreol in 2023, in Cambaie in the north of Réunion, a French department in the Indian Ocean. She had taken over her family farm, which grew numerous vegetables native to the island.

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