South Africa’s bioprospecting laws, informed by the Nagoya Protocol, aim to regulate the use of indigenous biological ... cohesion within the traditional healing community further complicates ...

Indigenous knowledge is an as-yet untapped ... networks in Burkina Faso to traditional medicine advocates in South Africa, Africa is already leading. The challenge is not innovation.

Western diets make up most of South Africa's food systems. This displaces indigenous crops and edible forest plants. The problems created by westernised diets include environmental damage caused ...

The same applies to several tubers. Whereas Western medical practice has focused more on healing the physical body, the indigenous worldview that is being revitalised through agroecology and ...

Western diets make up most of South Africa's food systems. This displaces indigenous crops and edible forest plants. Some indigenous crops like blackjack and wild cucumber are highly nutritious.