Honeybush (Cyclopia spp.): From local cottage industry to global markets - The catalytic and supporting role of research
| dc.contributor.author | Joubert E. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Joubert M.E. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Bester C. | |
| dc.contributor.author | de Beer D. | |
| dc.contributor.author | De Lange J.H. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2011-10-13T16:58:51Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2011-10-13T16:58:51Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2011-10-13 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Honeybush tea (Cyclopia spp.), one of the traditional South African herbal teas with a long history of regional use, remained a cottage industry until the mid-1990s when researchers were instrumental in the development of a formal agricultural and agro-processing industry. It is one of the few indigenous South African plants that made the transition from the wild to a commercial product during the past 100 years. Research activities during the past 20 years included propagation, production, genetic improvement, processing, composition and the potential for value-adding. The present review provides an up-to-date and comprehensive record of the development of the South African honeybush industry, against the background of the historical highlights in the making of an industry. It provides a blueprint of the processes and actions involved in the development of a new agricultural and agro-processing industry from an herbal plant. Insight into challenges faced by the industry and future research needed to keep it competitive are provided. © 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. | |
| dc.description.version | Article in Press | |
| dc.identifier.citation | South African Journal of Botany | |
| dc.identifier.citation | http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-79959554526&partnerID=40&md5=7d9a6ab736ce02cfd2200e83d57e8d3a | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 2546299 | |
| dc.identifier.other | 10.1016/j.sajb.2011.05.014 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/16881 | |
| dc.subject | Botany | |
| dc.subject | Cyclopia spp. | |
| dc.subject | Herbal tea | |
| dc.subject | Honeybush | |
| dc.subject | Industry | |
| dc.subject | Processing | |
| dc.subject | Production | |
| dc.title | Honeybush (Cyclopia spp.): From local cottage industry to global markets - The catalytic and supporting role of research | |
| dc.type | Article in Press |