Measures for sustainable use of rooibos

• The sustainability of the rooibos industry depends on strict and adequate control measures relating to production, product development and marketing of rooibos
• To ensure sustainable rooibos crops in future, it is important that the environment in which it is planted is managed correctly. (e.g removing invasive plants and preventing soil degradation)
• The greatest challenge is to be able to have large-scale production of rooibos without threatening biodiversity, since large areas of fynbos are destroyed in order to plant rooibos plantations