Maximising the socioeconomic benefits of the South African flora
Submitted by
University of Johannesburg (UJ)
Summary of the Impact:
Impact on agriculture (new crops based on indigenous plants); pharmaceutical industry (new branded products based on new indigenous crop plants); publishing industry (international and national series of best-seller, full-colour academic books covering practically all socially relevant plants of the world); education (development of academic leadership in the field of Indigenous Plant Use, in different language and cultural groups).