An curved arrow pointing right. When you hear "shea butter," you probably think of the West African kind. But in East Africa, a different variety of shea nut grows, called nilotica. It's easier to ...

Farther south in Uganda, Akello pounds and grinds nuts by hand to make silky, luxurious East African shea butter. Across Africa, small businesses and artisans are making some of the world's most ...

"This technology will not only be useful for Uganda's shea butter industry, but the entire East Africa," said Kitakule. According to Omujal, the fractionation process means the shea butter can be ...

In Ghana alone, shea butter exports were valued at over ... United Kingdom, Middle East and South Africa. “The incomes of the women rose and even tripled. And many of them told me how they ...

The ingredient has been utilised in West Africa for centuries, thanks to its long list of benefits, covering everything from skincare and hair to cooking and healing. “Shea butter is a solid fat ...