DURHAM, N.H.— The shea tree is a vital social and economic crop that is best known for the popular product shea butter—a multimillion-dollar ingredient used in cosmetics, personal care products, ...

Shea butter is in everything from diaper cream to tissue paper, but the U.S. Food and Drug Administration considers shea nuts — from which the butter derives — to be tree nuts, and therefore potential ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Shea butter has become a highly sought-after ingredient in cosmetics and food manufacturing worldwide. Since the early 2000s its ...

In northern Uganda’s Pader district, a women-led cooperative is leading efforts to replant shea trees, restore deforested land and improve local livelihoods through the processing and sale of shea ...

KAL AWINYA, Uganda – In rural Uganda, 34-year-old Adong Betty from Kal Awinya village shares how shea nuts sustain her family and community. Her own childhood was marked by active participation in ...

Shea butter, a fat that’s extracted from the nuts of the shea tree, has many skin care uses. It’s solid at room temperature and has an off-white or ivory color. Share on Pinterest Shea butter has been ...

For the best experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings. A Ugandan teacher and conservationist is taking a 644km walk to Nairobi in a bid to save ...

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Following the Tree Crops Development Authority’s (TCDA) price intervention that set a minimum producer price for shea nuts, some local shea processors are calling for a more transparent and ...

Training for stakeholders involved in the production, processing, packaging, marketing and export of shea nut has begun. The programme was inaugurated by the Minister of State for Industry, Trade and ...