Local farmers in South Africa were cut out of rooibos tea cash. Now change is brewing

A worker at the Wupperthal Original Rooibos Co-operative

For generations, the Khoisan people harvested the rooibos plant to make tea. As this caffeine-free drink has grown trendy — 9,000 tons exported a year — they've been cut out of revenues. Until now.

(Image credit: Tommy Trenchard for NPR)



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