Posted on Jun 4, 2023
Trendy rooibos tea finally brings revenues to indigenous South African farmers
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
Maj Kim Patterson Been a While since I Had any Tea, Maybe I'll Try some of this!
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."DFFE Minister Creecy said the funds would be used to protect cultural heritage, educate, and improve the livelihoods of these indigenous communities. The communities must submit a formal business plan to access the funds, which are held in separate trusts. The agreements comply with the Nagoya Protocol, a 2010 international agreement that mandates preserving biodiversity and sharing benefits in a fair and equitable way when genetic resources are utilized.
More such agreements could emerge around the world in the years ahead. Tribes in Ethiopia have not yet done so, but could make an intellectual property claim for compensation from roasting coffee. Likewise, in South America, the yerbe mate tea industry is a legacy of the traditional know-how of indigenous Guaraní and some Tupí communities, whose territory once covered what is present-day Paraguay. They first drank and cultivated the herb centuries before Europeans colonized the Americas."
..."DFFE Minister Creecy said the funds would be used to protect cultural heritage, educate, and improve the livelihoods of these indigenous communities. The communities must submit a formal business plan to access the funds, which are held in separate trusts. The agreements comply with the Nagoya Protocol, a 2010 international agreement that mandates preserving biodiversity and sharing benefits in a fair and equitable way when genetic resources are utilized.
More such agreements could emerge around the world in the years ahead. Tribes in Ethiopia have not yet done so, but could make an intellectual property claim for compensation from roasting coffee. Likewise, in South America, the yerbe mate tea industry is a legacy of the traditional know-how of indigenous Guaraní and some Tupí communities, whose territory once covered what is present-day Paraguay. They first drank and cultivated the herb centuries before Europeans colonized the Americas."
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