Global demand for shea butter is growing: but it’s not all good news for the women who collect the nuts

Competition for shea trees is rising in west Africa, leaving the poorest women collectors with less access and fewer gains.
Forbes India

Shea: The better butter

Shea butter, extracted from shea nuts, is used in the food and cosmetics industries Photographs: Jessica Sarkodie for The Body Shop It is winter in Mbanayili. The temperature is nudging 37 degrees ...
The Nation Newspaper

African women make $227million from Shea Butter processing – Okonjo Iweala

The Director General of the World Trade Organization (WTO), Dr. Ngozi Okonjo Iweala, has highlighted the untapped potential of the Shea butter sector, despite African women having earned $227 million ...
The Nation Newspaper

Shea butter’s demand rises

Nigeria’s shea butter industry is fast emerging as one of the country’s strongest non-oil sectors, transforming from a traditional cottage activity into a multi-billion-naira enterprise with global ...
AllAfrica

Africa: Global Demand for Shea Butter Is Growing - but It's Not All Good News for the Women Who Collect the Nuts

Analysis - Shea butter has become a highly sought-after ingredient in cosmetics and food manufacturing worldwide. Since the ...