Wood in homes built 50 years ago or earlier was often sourced from first-growth forests.
Local accessories are popular, while clothes are often sourced from markets (mtumba), or from vendors who select pieces from overseas.
Historically, iron ions were often sourced from iron-rich mud or iron II) sulphate (vitriol) while tannic acid (condensed, hydrolysable, or a mixture) was sourced from plant material such as bark, leaves, and galls.
In this present era of globalisation, products are usually produced far away from consumer markets, and raw materials for a single product are often sourced from several different countries.
Chrysanthemums and carnations are often sourced from China, Vietnam, Malaysia and South Africa, and orchids tend to come from Singapore and Thailand.
For this reason chrysanthemums and carnations are often sourced from China, Vietnam, Malaysia, and South Africa.
Precursor chemicals for drugs like methamphetamine, which are often sourced from China, have in recent years been seized as far away as Mexico.
In 2010, Greenpeace International added the school shark, shortfin mako shark, mackerel shark, tiger shark and spiny dogfish to its seafood red list, a list of common supermarket fish that are often sourced from unsustainable fisheries.
Their consumption was limited by availability, and these foods were often sourced from family or neighbourhood gardens.
Commodity chemicals such as alum and ferric are often sourced from only a few distributers, weakening the utilities' market position.
