As the early morning mist lifts over the plains of northern Uganda, women gather at the Pader Shea Nut and Agro-processing ...

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 ...

To enhance the natural flavors of shea butter and fruit pulp in your vegan ice cream, choose natural sweeteners such as dates ...

L’Occitane’s Shea Butter Hand Cream has been an icon for decades but behind the texture lies a story of sustainability and ...

The shea tree (Vitellaria paradoxa) is central to this system. “The shea nut tree and its products have been very significant in our traditional culture from time immemorial,” says Gillian ...

But in East Africa, a different variety of shea nut grows, called nilotica. It's easier to spread and absorbs quickly into the skin, which makes it more desirable in cosmetics. In Uganda ...

As Ghana strives to achieve sustainable development and economic growth, I must prioritise the needs of marginalised communities, particularly women in the shea nut industry. The northern region ...

An curved arrow pointing right. 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 ...

Caption University of Oregon-led research in Burkina Faso has found a long history of using nuts from the shea tree. The oil from the nuts provides the primary cooking oil in the region, and it ...

Shea nuts can be made into body butter and soap. When there is sickness, I use the money [from selling shea butter] to pay for treatment. When school starts, I pay school fees with it.