Neal's Yard Remedies plants roots for sustainable frankincense supply

Madeleine Cuff
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Cosmetics retailer specialising in organic produce will plant 5,000 Boswellia sacra saplings a year in order to secure supply of frankincense resin

Natural beauty and cosmetics firm Neal's Yard Remedies yesterday launched a pioneering scheme in Oman designed to secure sustainable supplies of frankincense for its products, amid fears the tree species...

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