With climate change having a severe impact on farmers in South Africa, causing long droughts, making growing crops without expensive irrigation systems very difficult and giving the community no guarantee of a crop.

Kalahari Melon is the oldest species of melon and is well suited to the dry and hot African summers, it can survive and produce fruit without the need for rainfall.

This crop offers a food source and also an added income from the oil pressed from the seeds. It becomes a lifeline for many South African farmers and their families.

Tea Tree grows exceptionally well in South Africa, with plant species originating from Australia, the quality is very high and is comparable to the Australian material, which has been under pressure due to forest fires and flooding over the last few years.