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

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Article Highlights:

  • The Khoi and San communities will now benefit from the rooibos industry’s commercial use of rooibos and honeybush.
  • The South African government recognised the Khoi and San people as the rightful knowledge holders of rooibos. 
  • As part of the agreement, the rooibos industry pays a levy of 1.5% of the farm gate price of rooibos to a trust on an annual basis.