He said the women are being trained to undertake the grafting of over 10,000 shea trees. “The essence of shea grafting is to reduce the long gestation period of our shea tree.

For International Women’s Day, Mongabay puts a spotlight on a community forest restoration effort to protect Ghana’s shea trees, which are economically and ecologically important species for ...

Shea is a key economic crop for poor women in the northern parts of Ghana. ... The 2008 Tree Crops Policy was supposed to support agricultural growth, rural development and food security.

Women displaying Shea butter With the humongous wealth potentials hidden in the shea industry, more Nigerian women are beginning to buy into the shea tree farming, as a means of escape from poverty.

A former biology teacher-turned-environmentalist is on a crusade in Uganda to save the once-flourishing trees from which shea butter is made - the cosmetic known as "women's gold". Mustafa Gerima ...

Rain fluctuation has disrupted the shea tree's natural cycles," he said. Rapid urban expansion is another threat. "Most of these places which used to have shea trees now have new districts, new ...

The Tree Crops Development Authority (TCDA) has officially announced the Minimum Producer Price (MPP) for raw shea nuts ...

There are many women’s cooperatives working to produce shea butter—the U.N.notes that shea butter provides employment and income to millions of women across Africa —and many come with third ...

Women in Ghana have been turning shea nuts into butter for centuries. People across Africa have used it for skin and hair care, food, and medicine for at least 700 years.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, in 2020 sheanut exports dropped slightly. Only 75,000 metric tonnes worth US$70million made it out of Ghana. However, in 2021 sheanut exports upticked again and has ...

By Sonam Lama Hyolmo As the growing demand for charcoal and firewood hastens the decline of shea trees ... majority, about 60%, are women, ... substitutes for indigenous tree species of shea.