AGAGO, Uganda, June 14 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Sitting on an anthill in northern Uganda, local clan leader Justine Tooyero watched wistfully over the few shea trees visible in the distance, ...

Shea yields are likely to benefit from a diversity of trees and shrubs in parkland habitats in West Africa, according to a new study led by scientists from Trinity College Dublin. The findings have ...

Rows of women sit low to the ground in the central Nigerian town of Bida, holding sticks that rise and fall in a steady rhythm. The air is filled with the dull thud of wood against shell - the dark ...

With nuts scarce as the shea season draws to a close, buyer Souleymane Sangare's warehouses in Ivory Coast's northern city of ...

Shea butter is fat that’s extracted from the nuts of the shea tree. It’s solid at warm temperatures and has an off-white or ivory color. Shea trees are native to West Africa, and most shea butter ...

Dr Andy Osei Okrah, Chief Executive Officer of the Tree Crops Development Authority (TCDA), has urged stronger collaboration among stakeholders to safeguard and transform Ghana’s shea industry into a ...

Shea trees benefit from bees moving pollen between their flowers to produce fruit, but the new study -- just published in the Journal of Applied Ecology -- found that in sites with low tree and shrub ...

Hajaratu Isah is worried about how she will now pay for her children's education Rows of women sit low to the ground in the central Nigerian town of Bida, holding sticks that rise and fall in a steady ...