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Rose Hip Farm. South Africa is ranked as the third most biologically diverse country in the world, occupying only 2% of the worlds land surface area yet home to 10% of the world’s plant species. More than half of these species are endemic to the country making biodiversity one of South Africa’s most important natural assets.

Landlocked within South Africa lies an enclave of scenic beauty known as Lesotho. In the remote areas of the country, traditional healing practices have been performed for decades by local communities utilizing a wide diversity of medicinal plant species. Rosehip Farm was established to assist local communities in Lesotho to add value to their African medicinal plant species and contribute to social and economic upliftment in rural areas