Last month, China’s General Administration of Customs released its customs data for 2023. The data showed that China’s total trade with Africa grew a modest 1.5 percent in 2023, reaching $282.1 ...
Small scale farmers aren’t getting much from the rooibos tea access and benefit sharing agreements. Paul Weinberg A ground-breaking benefit-sharing agreement was signed in 2019 between South Africa’s ...
Rooibos tea, a caffeine-free drink made from the leaves of a shrub indigenous to South Africa, is part of the country's heritage. Commercial cultivation of rooibos began in the early 20th century.