The shea tree grows wild and untamed across almost 1.5 million square miles of the African savanna, and cannot be planted. Considered sacred by many Africans, it can survive fires and droughts and ...

Apart from its moisturizing properties, African shea butter also proves to be a versatile ingredient in the kitchen ...

- A 'priority' crop - The shea tree grows wild and untamed across almost 4 million square kilometres (1.5 million square miles) of the African savanna, and cannot be planted.

The shea tree is best know as a source for a multimillion-dollar ingredient used in cosmetics, personal care products, pharmaceuticals and chocolate. But for hundreds of thousands of African ...

Some 90 women, skilled in processing and trading shea from across the Tamale area, work here to process the nuts from the Africa shea tree.

African black soap, a traditional West African skincare secret, has gained immense popularity for its natural ingredients and benefits ...

Shea butter is a fat extracted from the nut of the African shea tree (Vitellaria paradoxa). In Uganda shea butter or moo yao as it is known in Lango and Acholi sub-regions, awa-du among the Madi ...