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

Groundnut soup is a beloved Ghanaian dish that marries peanuts with vegetables to make a hearty stew. Shea butter is ...

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Mustafa Gerima, nicknamed "Mr Shea", wants Ugandans to understand the value of shea nuts A former biology teacher-turned-environmentalist is on a crusade in Uganda to save the once-flourishing trees ...

The government is optimistic that the new alliance will revive the zeal to protect extinction-risked shea trees ...

Shea butter, a natural fat extracted from the nuts of the African shea tree, is gaining attention as a do-it-all ingredient ...

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, pharmaceuticals and ...

Anthropologists have pushed back the history of harvesting shea trees in West Africa by more than 1,000 years earlier than previously believed. Oil from the trees' nuts is used for cooking by local ...

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

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 ...