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South Africa’s rooibos industry just paid out R12.2 million to the Khoi and San communities

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South Africa’s rooibos industry just paid out R12.2 million to the Khoi and San communities A rooibos tea farm worker with a bag of cut rooibos tea during the harvest. The Khoi and San communities will now benefit from the rooibos industry’s commercial use of rooibos and honeybush. The rooibos industry paid R12.2 million to …

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Zebrafish research reveals green rooibos tea’s anxiety-busting properties

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Rooibos tea is a uniquely South African product. The plant, Aspalathus linearis, grows mainly in the Cederberg area of the country’s Western Cape province. And it’s not just a tasty beverage. It is caffeine-free; research has proved that it has anti-inflammatory properties. It’s also been found to ease pain and reduce allergies. Rooibos is also …

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International Tea Day

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopaedia International Tea Day Tea harvesting in Sri Lanka, one of the celebrants of International Tea Day An International Tea Day has been celebrated on December 15, since 2005, in tea producing countries like India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Vietnam, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Kenya, Malawi, Malaysia, Uganda and Tanzania.[4] International Tea Day aims …

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South Africa’s beloved Rooibos tea is now in the same league as Champagne, Feta, and Irish Whiskey

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By Patrick Egwu Published June 23, 2021 South Africa’s Rooibos tea has become the first food in Africa to receive approval for registration under the status of international protection from the European Union. This now places Rooibos in the same league as Champagne, Feta, Irish Whiskey, and Porto, among other products already existing in the register. By this inclusion …

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